FAA issues emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.

New York Helicopter Charter, Inc., He was grounded by an emergency order of the Federal Air Force (FAA) after a helicopter that the company operated last week collapsed in the Hudson River, killing five and pilot families.

The FAA decision comes after the helicopter company fired its director of operations after his decision to shut down flights.

“FAA is partly taken by this action because after the company’s director has voluntarily closed their flights, he was fired,” FAA states.

6 dead, including three children, after a helicopter splash in the Hudson River

Police and firefighters work at the site after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Donji Manhattan, April 10, 2025 in New York. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolo via Getty Images)

FAA also announced that a comprehensive overview of the company’s business ends.

“An overview, known as a certificate assessment program (Chep), determines whether the operator is in accordance with applicable regulation and effectively manages security, and identifies danger and risks so that the FAA and the operator can alleviate them,” the agency said.

FAA has previously announced that it will continue to support National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSB) Falling Investigation, at the same time launching the current review of permits and security records on tour operator safety

Emergency crews draw a helicopter wreck from the Hudson River after collapsing into the Hudson River near Donji Manhattan, April 10, 2025 in New York, the United States. All 6 passengers of the dead from the helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Donji Manhattan, confirmed by New York Mayor Adams. (Photo Mostafa Bassim/Anadolo via Getty Images)

“FAA is already analyzing aircraft/helicopter focal points throughout the country, and on April 2, we will host a helicopter panel panel to discuss the findings, risks and additional alleviation options,” FAA added. “Safety is a FAA -E number one priority and we will not hesitate to act on the protection of the flying public.”

Malicious New York City Tour-ringo 206L-4 Longranger IV-Down on Thursday afternoon before medium falling into the water upside down Near the coast of Jersey City, New Jersey, killing a Spanish family of five years and a pilot of the navy veterans of the aircraft.

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The helicopter crashed on the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon. (WCBS)

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Pilot, as well as the executive director of Siemensa Agustin Escobar; his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal; And their three young children, divers pulled out of the water and declared dead.

The suspension of a New York helicopter will remain in place until the necessary protocols for staff and safety protocols become required.

The company was also said to submit its air carrier to the outcome of the FAA examination.

Fox News Digital, Greg Wehner, contributed to this report.