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Video: The Death and Life of Helicopter Commuting
Fifty years ago, a helicopter company called New York Airways whisked passengers from the rooftop of the iconic Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan to any city airport in just 10 minutes. (www.youtube.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Air Canada operated a helicopter shuttle from the Toronto International Airport to Toronto Island Airport for a few months in 1986.
I don't think the crashes had anything to do with the end of scheduled service. Deregulation of the airline industry and trial lawyers cashing in on helicopter liability did it.
You used to be able to add the helicopter ride from LAX to Disneyland at little or no extra cost to you ticket from the East coast.
The trial lawyers have raised the price of insurance for helicopter manufacturers so high that most individuals cannot own one. The cost of maintenance is much higher than it should be due to the high prices for parts caused by low production numbers.
You used to be able to add the helicopter ride from LAX to Disneyland at little or no extra cost to you ticket from the East coast.
The trial lawyers have raised the price of insurance for helicopter manufacturers so high that most individuals cannot own one. The cost of maintenance is much higher than it should be due to the high prices for parts caused by low production numbers.
Corrections: Landed on the top of and flight to IAD
Many years ago I took a corporate helicopter to LAX to make a last minute flight to D.C. Our pilot had difficulty with the LAX tower because he wasn't fast enough when he got the "go" from the tower. On the second "go" we crossed the runways at a "safe" altitude and landed in the top of a parking structure used for that purpose at the time. Pretty exciting stuff.
Watch the Clint Eastwood movie Coofan's Bluff to see some good footage.
Coogan's Bluff.