EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A helicopter tour company says it will no longer be flying dogs or animals in any of their open-door flights. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and Sen. Bob Menendez had ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is new information on the fatal East River chopper crash. The helicopter company is firing back at a New York Times report that alleges executives were warned of safety ...

For months before a helicopter crashed in New York City’s East River, pilots for the company that operated the “doors-open” flight sent emails requesting more suitable safety gear for passengers, ...

The FlyNyon doors-off experience, which allowed passengers to dangle their feet outside of the helicopter for a “shoe selfie”, was a “death trap” according to a National Transportation Safety Board ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The helicopter tour company behind a deadly crash in the East River earlier this month continues to sell tickets for open-door flights, even though this type of flight was ...

The helicopter that crashed in New York City’s East River last year and led to the deaths of five young sightseers on an open-door flight was a “death trap,” according to the chair of the National ...

Hoisted into the air by a crane, the mock helicopter cabin swayed above the water in total silence. I sat inside, as tense as the four-point harness holding me in place. Then everything went dark.