Brazil's Economic Crisis Is Destroying the World's Busiest Helicopter Market

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Chalk up another casualty of Brazil’s economic crisis: the world’s busiest helicopter market.

Flights are down by a third in Sao Paulo, where rooftop helipads dot business and residential districts. For the first time in three decades, Brazil’s fleet is poised for an annual decline. And flight schools are full of trainees who may never find a job in a commercial cockpit.