Security

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

Bell 429 attempted theft
Mar 16, 2023 - 10:48 AM
Capitol Helicopters' Bell 429 was substantially damaged in an attempted theft in Sacramento, California.
Indonesian investigators inspect a Trigana Air Boeing 737-500 for gunfire damage.
Mar 13, 2023 - 9:06 AM
Gunfire prompts local carriers to suspend operations to Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua.
MedAire app displayed on iPad
Mar 9, 2023 - 1:13 PM
The travel risk management company MedAire is now offering almost a decade of past data from its airport assessments.
Mar 8, 2023 - 10:56 AM
TSA-regulated aviation industry stakeholders will need to tighten their cybersecurity due to a new emergency amendment from the agency.
 Susi Air pilot Philip Mehrtens stands amongst Papua rebels who kidnapped him
Feb 21, 2023 - 9:42 AM
Papuan independence rebels have threatened to kill Susi Air pilot Philip Merthens if Indonesia will not recognize the territory's independence.
Canadian Coast Guard Bell 429 helicopter in flight over coast with lighthouse
Feb 16, 2023 - 10:54 AM
Bell 429s from the Canadian Coast Guard have joined a debris search fleet to look for an unidentified flying object shot down in Ontario on Sunday.
F-22A Raptor 1st Fighter Wing
Feb 6, 2023 - 5:04 AM
The Chinese surveillance balloon had been tracked across Canada and the U.S. amid worldwide public interest.
An airline passenger places his hand, left, on a device to take his fingerprints
Oct 27, 2022 - 12:23 PM
NATA's Compliance Services will continue to collect and process security data for general aviation pilots under a renewed partnership with the TSA.
Oct 17, 2022 - 9:55 AM
Penetration testing of Flight Pro Connect technology will help show customers that they can trust the company's services.
Oct 3, 2022 - 9:10 AM
Business aviation faces evolving threats on multiple fronts while in flight but security experts are constantly developing new means to counter them.