Negligence Suit Filed Against Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour Operator

The parents of one of the British victims of the Grand Canyon helicopter flight are suing the US tour operator which manages the flight. Philip and Marlene Udall, of Southampton, claim in a lawsuit filed on Friday that their son, Jonathan, would not have sustained "severe and catastrophic" burns if the Airbus EC130 B4 had been fitted with a crash-resistant fuel system. The helicopter operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters crashed in a section of the Grand Canyon outside the national park where air tours are not as highly regulated. Mr. Udall, 31, was on honeymoon with his wife Ellie Milward.