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Aviation Associations Fight NY Legislation To Restrict Helicopter Flights

NBAA and HAI mobilize members to call on governor for a veto.

For several decades, helicopters have been fixtures in New York, and have generated complaints. [Credit: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • New York's "Stop the Chop" bill, passed by the state legislature, seeks to restrict helicopter operations, ban certain tourist flights, and allow easier lawsuits against operators and employees for noise pollution.
  • Aviation advocacy groups, including NBAA and HAI, are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to veto the bill, arguing it would allow lawsuits even if operations comply with federal law and could negatively impact New York's significant aviation industry.
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Helicopter operations in and around New York could be restricted with the passage of the so-called “Stop the Chop” bill that seeks to ban certain tourist flights and allow people to more easily sue helicopter operators and their employees.

Aviation advocacy groups including the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Helicopter Association International (HAI) are calling on their members and others to contact New York Governor Kathy Hochul and urge her to veto the bill, which has passed in both houses of the state legislature.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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