Reuters reports that around 1,400 passengers at LOT were grounded at Warsaw’s Chopin airport yesterday after hackers attacked the airline’s computer systems used to issue flight plans. The computer system was hacked in the afternoon but took five hours to…
American Airlines was forced to ground flights for a period earlier this week when their Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on which pilots carry instrument approach charts, navigational data, and other aircraft information, including manuals, using an Apple iPad, rather than…
This issue is now getting a lot of attention. United just banned a passenger who is an IT cyber security expert, because the airline believes him to be a threat to their aircraft systems. We are not sure this…
Rockwell Collins has signed an MOU with OneWeb Ltd. to be the exclusive developer and provider of SATCOM terminals for OneWeb’s global aviation high-speed broadband service. Rockwell Collins will also be an authorized Value Added Reseller of OneWeb connectivity services.…
AirInsight is pleased to announce publication of its 2014 EFB Report. With a foreword by Kevin Hiatt SVP Safety & Flight Operations IATA, Montreal, Canada, the report is packed with 56 pages of content. The report contains 59 charts and…
It has been a while since we last addressed this issue. Our interest in cyber security within commercial aviation has not waned. The subject has become more obscure as the players in the industry close ranks. This is understandable. Industry…