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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Washington airport to halt flights at 6 pm Saturday night during Trump Army parade
The Federal Aviation Administration will suspend all flights at Reagan Washington National Airport from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday due to U.S. President Donald Trump's Army anniversary parade. The agency will also expand the Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area during this period. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Federal Aviation Administration plans to suspend flights at Reagan Washington National Airport from 6 p.m. ET to 9:30 p.m. during U.S. President Donald Trump 's Army anniversary parade on Saturday, the agency said FAA is expanding the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area and from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. will stop all arrivals and departures at the airport just outside Washington.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Siemens CEO and Family Identified as Victims of NYC Helicopter Crash
The Spanish CEO of one of the world's biggest tech companies, his wife and three young children died Thursday in a helicopter crash off Manhattan. Agustin Escobar, his wife Merce Camprubi Montal, and their children aged 4, 5, and 11 all died when their tourist flight to see New York City plunged into the Hudson River. The 36-year-old pilot, who has not been named, was also killed. Escobar was the CEO of European tech giant Siemens' operations in Spain. The family came to New York City from Barcelona and were staying at the Hotel Riu Plaza, the Daily Beast has learned. Escobar was named CEO of Siemens Spain in November 2022. He had been with the company for nearly three decades. 'With Agustin Escobar, we have the best possible successor to lead, from now on, the company in Spain,' Escobar's predecessor Miguel Angel Lopez said in a statement at the time. 'In recent years, his work has been key to Siemens' success in the field of mobility and transport.' In a press conference late Thursday afternoon, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a Bell 206 helicopter flying for New York Helicopter Tours departed from the downtown Manhattan heliport at 2:59 p.m. ET. About 15 minutes later, multiple callers reported a helicopter crash to 911, authorities said. Chilling footage showed the aircraft break apart and plummet into the Hudson River in seconds, landing upside down. Divers arrived near Pier 40 in Manhattan within minutes and took immediate lifesaving measures, but four people died on the scene while two others succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the helicopter was flying in the Special Flight Rules Area, meaning there were no air traffic control services when it crashed. 'Several minutes prior to entering the Special Flight Rules Area, Air Traffic Control from LaGuardia airport was providing support,' he wrote in a post on X. 'The FAA will have investigators on site tonight and we are also launching a Safety Review Team later tonight.' New York Helicopter Tours CEO Michael Roth told the New York Post he was 'devastated' by the tragedy. 'The only thing I know by watching a video of the helicopter falling down, [is] that the main rotor blades weren't on the helicopter,' he said. 'And I haven't seen anything like that in my 30 years being in business, in the helicopter business. The only thing I could guess—I got no clue—is that it either had a bird strike or the main rotor blades failed. I have no clue. I don't know.' President Donald Trump also mourned the 'terrible' crash in a Truth Social post. 'The footage of the accident is horrendous,' he wrote. 'God bless the families and friends of the victims.'
Daily Tribune
11-04-2025
- Daily Tribune
Tourist Helicopter Crashes into Hudson River, Killing All Six Aboard
A tourist helicopter operated by New York Helicopter Tours crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan on Thursday, killing all six people on board, including a Siemens executive and three children from Spain. The Bell 206 aircraft went down shortly after 3 p.m., hitting the water upside down and sinking rapidly. Emergency crews responded swiftly, recovering all victims—four were declared dead at the scene, while two others died at area hospitals. Authorities confirmed the helicopter was flying in a Special Flight Rules Area without air traffic control oversight. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board have launched a full investigation into the crash.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
President Donald Trump Reacts to Shocking Hudson River Crash Footage
Donald Trump described footage of a sightseeing helicopter splitting in two and crashing into the Hudson River in New York as 'horrendous' in his first comments on the matter Thursday. The helicopter, carrying Spanish tourists, departed downtown Manhattan from a heliport just before 3:00 p.m., New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Approximately 15 minutes later, emergency authorities began receiving calls of a crash in the Hudson River. Footage of the chopper crash shows the helicopter, a Bell 206 operated by New York Helicopter Tours, break apart and plummet into the river within seconds. The aircraft crashed into the water upside down. All six on board—believed to be a family of five from Spain and a pilot—died after the crash. Four were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were whisked to hospitals but died shortly after. 'Terrible helicopter crash in the Hudson River,' Trump wrote. 'Looks like six people, the pilot, two adults, and three children, are no longer with us.' Trump wrote that the 'footage of the accident is horrendous' and added, 'God bless the families and friends of the victims.' The crash is just the latest in a spate of aviation disasters and near-misses that has rocked the United States in recent months. In January, a medical transport plane crashed into a suburban Philadelphia neighborhood, killing seven. Days later, a U.S. army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft. 'Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, and his talented staff are on it,' Trump assured. 'Announcements as to exactly what took place, and how, will be made shortly!' Duffy later provided an update on the crash. 'Here's what we know: The tour helicopter was in the Special Flight Rules Area established in New York which means no air traffic control services were being provided when the helicopter crashed,' Duffy wrote. 'Several minutes prior to entering the Special Flight Rules Area, Air Traffic Control from LaGuardia airport was providing support. The FAA will have investigators on site tonight and we are also launching a Safety Review Team later tonight.' Duffy added: 'We pray for the victims and their families.' In a separate incident on Thursday, a passenger jet carrying multiple members of Congress was struck by another plane on the runway, clipping its wing. The flight was forced to return to its gate. 'Glad to hear everyone on board is safe. But stop the fear mongering and let's stick to the facts. No safety-critical positions at the FAA have been cut,' Duffy wrote in response to an X post from Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer critical of Trump administration cuts. 'I look forward to your support for POTUS' plan to build an all new, state of the art air traffic control system.'
