Meehan, had been a senior manager at both Continental Airlines and at Texas International Airlines (TI). DC-9-32 of New York Airįounding New York Air president, Neal F. Plans were also announced for a large operation in White Plains, however never commenced.

The airline then planned to expand and offer service to other cities along the East Coast. New York Air would initially compete with Eastern Airlines and its Eastern Air Shuttle service, which offered hourly service between New York's LaGuardia Airport, Boston's Logan Airport, and Washington DC's National Airport, by operating a similar hourly service between the three cities, but offering lower fares than Eastern, and also offering advanced reservations and complimentary drinks and snacks, which Eastern didn't offer. The carrier would be the second airline to launch following the deregulation of the US airline industry, which allowed Texas Air to freely expand its operations without government intervention. In September 1980, Frank Lorenzo's Texas Air Corporation announced plans to launch a low-fare airline in the Northeast US, which would then become known as New York Air. New York Air was well known for its onboard bagged snacks, known as 'The Flying Nosh'. It ceased operations on February 1, 1987, in a merger with Continental Airlines. New York Air was a low-cost airline in the United States owned by Texas Air Corporation and based at Hangar 5 at LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens, New York. Tour flights that originate outside of the DMH or outside of NYC are not required to follow the approved tour flight routes and may legally fly over land.A portrait of New York Air's aircraft N63305 Helicopters will then follow the center of the Hudson River north to either 79th Street, or Yankee Stadium, before returning south center-west of the Hudson River.Īll flights will fly over the Hudson River at 1,500 feet or above to reduce noise, barring any Federal Aviation Administration restrictions. All sightseeing helicopters must depart and approach the DMH from the south, maximizing aircraft distances from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Only one heliport in NYC, the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH), is permitted to allow tour flights from its facilities. These flights may originate from a number of airports, heliports, or helipads around the tri-state area for the purpose of viewing the city skyline. Tour or sightseeing flights are defined as Point A to Point A. Tourist helicopters departing from City heliports may operate Monday to Saturday, 9 AM to 7 PM. The City does not have the authority to regulate tour flights that originate outside of NYC. The NYCEDC tracks tourist helicopters that originate out of the DMH for compliance with the plan but doesn't address concerns from tour flights that come from locations outside of New York City. The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) developed the plan to address concerns from the local community and elected officials about the impact of helicopter sightseeing flights from the DMH on surrounding neighborhoods. The City developed the permitted tour flight routes from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) by way of the NYC Helicopter Sightseeing Plan.

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