Regulations and Government
HAI Slams Proposed NYC Helo Ban Bill
The Helicopter Association International said a proposed bill to ban NYC helicopter traffic would "dismantle" the industry in the city.
In 2015, there were 59,000 helicopter flights departing lower Manhattan’s Pier 6 heliport, that number was cut to 28,000 beginning in 2017. (Photo: Michael-Paetzold)
In 2015, there were 59,000 helicopter flights departing lower Manhattan’s Pier 6 heliport, that number was cut to 28,000 beginning in 2017. (Photo: Michael-Paetzold)

In a strongly worded rebuttal issued Monday, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) slammed a congressional bill announced Saturday that would effectively ban most private and commercial helicopter traffic over New York City. The group called the bill “an attempt to completely dismantle a thriving industry” and further characterized it as having  a chilling effect on development of one of the potentially largest urban air mobility (UAM) markets in the world.