Security

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

Oct 30, 2020 - 12:51 PM
FAA Funds Second Phase of Cybersecurity Assessment
Astronautics Corporation has received additional FAA funding to continue with phase two of its Aircraft Systems Information Security/Protection study.
Oct 12, 2020 - 8:29 PM
NATA Expands Reach of Human Trafficking Awareness
NATA has already trained 5,000 crew members on human trafficking awareness and mitigation, but believes much more needs to be done.
Satcom Direct network operations center
Sep 29, 2020 - 12:52 PM
Satcom Direct Upgrades Network Ops Center
Satcom Direct has added a network operations center to aggregate, collate, and analyze data generated by business aircraft activity.
Sep 21, 2020 - 7:17 AM
Genav Pre-clearance Resumes at Shannon Airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance for general aviation flights to the U.S. will resume this Sunday at Ireland’s Shannon Airport.
Aug 24, 2020 - 8:47 AM
FAA To Evaluate Drone-mitigation Technology
The FAA will evaluate at least 10 drone mitigation technologies/systems at its William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey.
Mavic Pro
Aug 17, 2020 - 10:26 AM
U.S. Nears Law Banning Chinese Drones
An amendment to ban U.S. government use of Chinese drones appears almost certain to become law within weeks.
KM-SAM missile
Aug 12, 2020 - 3:54 AM
South Korea Unveils Plan to Improve Defenses
Better theater situational awareness, expanded missile defenses, armed UAVs and a light aircraft carrier are on Seoul’s shopping list.
Garmin Pilot App
Jul 24, 2020 - 10:32 AM
Garmin Cyberattack Affects Aviation Data Services
A reported ransomware attack that shut down several data services at Garmin over the past day includes those in its aviation portfolio.
Jul 7, 2020 - 1:09 PM
Helicopter Laserer Gets Federal Prison
A California man who lasered a sheriff’s helicopter in 2017 has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.
MEBAA 2018
Jun 30, 2020 - 6:01 PM
MEBAA Still Planning Dubai Bizav Show in December
The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is planning to proceed with its 2020 show in Dubai in December.