7+ mon, 2+ week ago (129+ words) New York City Mayor Eric Adams mourned the "heartbreaking and tragic crash" in a post on X, warning New Yorkers to stay away from Pier 40 while rescuers from FDNY and the NYPD assist with rescue efforts. Six people are dead after a tourist helicopter carrying a family from Spain "split in half" mid-air and... New York City Mayor Eric Adams mourned the "heartbreaking and tragic crash" in a post on X, warning New Yorkers to stay away from Pier 40 while rescuers from FDNY and the NYPD assist with rescue efforts. Six people are dead after a tourist helicopter carrying a family from Spain "split in half" mid-air and spiraled out of the sky before crashing into the Hudson River on April 10, according to officials....

6+ mon, 21+ hour ago (546+ words) The run-down Port Authority Bus Terminal will be turned into a "world class" travel hub under a $10 billion renovation project that launched Thursday. Calling the aging Midtown bus depot a "hellhole," Gov. Kathy Hochul ceremoniously broke ground on the massive project on a lot on Dyer Avenue with her New Jersey counterpart, Gov. Phil Murphy. "After decades of nonstop use this terminal is showing its age," Hochul said. She noted several proposals were put forward over the years to revamp the eyesore on West 41st Street between Eight and Ninth Avenues, including in 2007, 2013 and 2019. But "none of these proposals managed to do what collectively we are able to do today," Hochul said, promising the new terminal " which will be located in the same place and take approximately seven years to complete " will be "world class." Renderings shared by the governor's office…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Photos on New York Helicopter Tours website show the bundled up five family members smiling in front of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV helicopter and strapped inside the aircraft. The head of the Spanish branch of the technology company Siemens and his family were identified as five of the victims who were killed on the ill-fated helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, according to law enforcement sources. Agustin Escobar, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain, his wife and their three children were killed in the fiery crash in which a tourist chopper plunged into the murky waters. The three children all appear to be in middle school or younger. The loved ones just got into the Big Apple from Barcelona earlier in the day, law enforcement sources said. The identity of the pilot was not known as of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (146+ words) The Trump administration released another trove of documents related to the final flight and disappearance of Amelia Earhart more than eight decades ago, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday. The Trump administration released another trove of documents related to the final flight and disappearance of Amelia Earhart more than eight decades ago, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday. "These records include reports, maps, and other documents tracing Earhart's final journey, her last known communications and location, and the initial search following her disappearance," she wrote on X. The trailblazing aviator and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared in 1937 while she was attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe. The tranch also offers insight into weather and plane conditions at the time they vanished, as well as "subsequent inquiries and theories regarding her disappearance," Gabbard's…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago (730+ words) WASHINGTON " The futuristic air-taxi firm Joby Aviation is expanding its footprint in New York City and other major urban centers globally with the $125 million acquisition of one of its competitors" subsidiaries, as it nears final certifications from the'feds to begin flying passengers next year. The Santa Cruz, California-based firm agreed Monday to buy Blade Air Mobility"s passenger business after successfully carrying up to 50,000 people on helicopter and plane demonstration flights from a dozen terminals globally " with infrastructure already in place in the Big Apple, Europe and Dubai. "With access to the infrastructure they have secured and the loyal customer base they have developed, we will be in the best possible position to launch our quiet, electric aircraft as soon as certification is secured," Joby Aviation CEO and founder JoeBen Bevirt said in a statement.' The aerospace company'rolled out a…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) Joby Aviation has scored federal approvals and contracts and hopes to begin taking passengers by early 2026 after scooping up hundreds of millions of dollars in investments from companies including Uber, Toyota and Delta. An electric air taxi company with a craft straight out of "The Jetsons" " which it hopes to touch down on the White House lawn later this year " is in the final sprint for certifications to begin flying commercially, The Post has learned. Joby Aviation has scored federal approvals and contracts and hopes to begin taking passengers by early 2026 after scooping up hundreds of millions of dollars in investments from companies including Uber, Toyota and Delta. The sleek, four-passenger flying taxis, also known as eVTOLs, can both take off and land vertically and top out at speeds of 200 miles per hour. Last fall, the Santa Cruz, Calif.-based…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (871+ words) On Thursday, April 10th, a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City, killing a family of five who were visiting from Spain and the pilot. What do we know about the fatal crash and about the safety of helicopter travel more broadly? Seasoned aviation expert Sheldon H. Jacobson offers his take. Capt.Wolf, son of an airline pilot, started flying at 15 and has been a major airlines pilot 27 years. He's been captain since 2017. His ID stays private. "These crashes of late? People like to blame pilot error. No pilot shows for work one day saying I'm going to make the wrong decision. We write reports " even anonymously " on what went wrong during our flight. Major airlines have robust safety programs. "It downloads flight data recorders, black boxes, like one Southern California flight was too close to mountainous terrain, so…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago (460+ words) President Trump announced Friday that he will declassify and release all government records related to aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who vanished without a trace nearly 90 years ago." "I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote on Truth Social." Earhart disappeared with her flight navigator, Fred Noonan, on July 2, 1937, during an ill-fated attempt to fly around the world." The aviatrix's Lockheed 10-E Electra plane is believed to have crashed in the South Pacific, near Howland Island, when it ran out of fuel " but conspiracy theories surrounding the doomed flight and her disappearance have persisted." "I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would…...

10+ mon, 17+ hour ago (103+ words) The American Airlines flight traveling from Wichita, Kan., collided with the military chopper while approaching Runaway 33 at the DC airport around 9 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. First responders are in a desperate search for survivors after a military helicopter collided with a plane near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia Wednesday night, according to officials. The American Airlines flight traveling from Wichita, Kan., collided with the military chopper while approaching Runaway 33 at the DC airport around 9 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Follow The Post's Live blog for updates on the midair tragedy....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) Uber users in New York will soon be able to book helicopter flights to John F. Kennedy Airport, Newark Airport and the Hamptons " directly from the ride-hailing app. The new service follows Uber's expanded global partnership with Joby Aviation, which recently acquired the passenger business of Blade Air Mobility in a deal valued at $125 million. Blade, which is run by CEO Rob Wiesenthal, ferried more than 50,000 passengers in 2024 across New York and Southern Europe. Its New York network includes terminals at JFK, Newark, two in Manhattan and one in the Hamptons. In Europe, Blade runs flights along the French Riviera, linking Nice, Monaco and St. Tropez. Starting next year, those services will be available at the touch of a button in the Uber app. "We believe this expanded global partnership will accelerate the adoption of urban air travel," said Joby founder…...