Man who died flying a helicopter that crashed on Cairns hotel roof had not flown in Australia before
Associated PressWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A man who died when the helicopter he was flying crashed onto a hotel roof in Australia was an employee of the aviation company that owned the aircraft, but he did not work as a pilot and had not flown in Australia before, the company said Tuesday. Nautilus Aviation said in a statement that he was a member of its ground crew and while he held a helicopter pilot’s license in New Zealand, he was not authorized to fly the company’s helicopters. About 400 people were evacuated from the DoubleTree Hilton in the far north Queensland city of Cairns on Monday morning when the helicopter crashed onto the roof and burst into flames. Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker said in a statement Tuesday that a review showed “no compromise of our airport fence or access points.” The airport operated under “a federally approved, multi-layered transport security program,” Barker said.
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