NEW YORK (AP) — New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River. Thursday’s crash killed a family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot, a Navy SEAL veteran. At a press conference Sunday, Schumer said the company, New York Helicopter Tours, should be required to halt all flights during the investigation. He also said the Federal Aviation Administration should ramp up safety inspections of other helicopter tour companies. Inquiries to New York Helicopter Tours were not returned.
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