Content Archive: April 2025

Airports

UAE Approves First ‘Hybrid Heliport’ Design for Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal to support both helicopter and eVTOL air taxi services
Engines

Boom Picks Supersonic Engine Test Site in Colorado

Boom moves into Reaction Engines’ former hypersonic test facility
Safety

AINsight: Focus on the Rudder and LOC-I Accidents

Improper rudder use can lead to loss of control in aircraft
FBOs

Utah FBO OK3 Air Starts Expansion Project

$10 million development is slated for completion early next year
Avionics

FreeFlight and Collins Team Up on ADS-B Integration

STCs include Textron and Hawker aircraft
Rotorcraft

Bell Revenues Surge 35% in First Quarter

Commercial helicopter deliveries jump to 29 units as FLRAA program drives military growth
Regulations and Government

FAA Scraps Immediate Denial Rule for Pilot Medicals

Stakeholder input prompts agency to withdraw plan; FAA commits to education and process improvements
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Phenix Jet Reports First Temporary Registration in Asia

Process was completed at Singapore's Seletar Airport in five days
Airlines

United Commits to JetZero's Blended-wing-body Airliner

Carrier could buy up to 200 of the 250-seat Z4 airliner
FBOs

AIN’s FBO Survey Window Reopens after Site Renovation

This latest FBO survey window will remain open until January 11