Private helicopter industry could be returning to the Windy City

Private helicopter industry could be returning to the Windy City

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Imagine the city skyline dotted with helicopters buzzing back and forth delivering valuable documents or VIP’s to important meetings. It’s a system that already exists in other cities around the country, such as New York, and used to be available here. Now, a group of investors and a former Marine One helicopter pilot are bringing that service back to Chicago. Journalist, Dave McKinney, recently wrote about the story for The New York Times and he joins us with more.