Family of British Tourist Among 5 Killed in 2018 Grand Canyon Helicopter Crash Wins $100 Million Settlement

A survivor, (lower R), walks away from the scene of a deadly tour helicopter crash along the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon, in Ariz., on Feb. 10, 2018. Teddy Fujimoto via AP

RENO, Nev.—A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a British tourist who was among five killed—including his newlywed wife—when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Grand Canyon in 2018.

Under the settlement approved in Las Vegas on Friday, the family of Jonathan Udall, 31, will receive $24.6 million from the operator of the helicopter, Papillon Airways Inc., and $75.4 million from its French manufacturer, Airbus Helicopters SAS.