Thales builds a connected FMS brain for its next generation avionics
Six years ago, Thales first unveiled Avionics 2020, an advanced cockpit concept designed to display open world information alongside informa... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: cyber-security
Inmarsat expects Iris air traffic management to have global reach
Having recently concluded the research phase of the Iris air traffic management programme, Inmarsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) are ... Continue Reading
Airline data breaches raise questions of accountability
The data breach at Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines, which exposed the sensitive personal and financial details of up to 9.4 mil... Continue Reading
GDPR compliance and infosec top of mind as Thales personalizes IFEC
Thales Inflyt Experience is among the most vocal companies in the PaxEx space discussing the need for robust cybersecurity on board aircraft... Continue Reading
Air transport sector faces daily barrage of attacks from cybercriminals
Airlines and airports face multiple cyberattacks every day and are “more of a target” for cyber criminals than many other busine... Continue Reading
Talking to pilots shapes Arconics’ EFB software upgrade path
Dublin, Ireland-based Arconics has been lightening the load, both literally and figuratively, for pilots, flight crews and airlines around t... Continue Reading
Members of Air Charter Association see spike in cybercrime
BACA, the world’s largest Air Charter Association representing charter brokers and others in aviation, has issued a stark warning abou... Continue Reading
Press Release: Cobham highlights its latest InfoSec innovations
Cobham joined the recent Global Connected Aircraft (GRA) Summit in Los Angeles to discuss the current situation of aircraft cybersecurity. N... Continue Reading
Cyber security in aviation: The woman who saw the tsunami coming
As a forensic chemist dealing in explosives and crime scene investigation, Boeing’s Faye Francy spent the first half of her career analyzing... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Satcom Guru on cyber security, EFB and sneakernet concerns
Even aviation industry executives who have attended APEX Technology Committee conferences for years found this month’s session on infl... Continue Reading
Pilot group calls for rethink to aviation cyber security approach
There is no shortage in this world of IT experts and aviation experts. But as any journalist who covered the Chris Roberts “did he or didn’t... Continue Reading
Hacker wants aviation industry to put ego aside in name of security
Though aviation industry stakeholders remain highly skeptical about whether it’s feasible to hack inflight entertainment (IFE) systems... Continue Reading
US FAA seeks to shore up security of e-enabled aircraft
When Boeing was developing its 787 twinjet and 747-8 jumbo the US airframer had to demonstrate to the FAA that certain flight critical domai... Continue Reading
Gogo CEO: Talking on the phone has become a thing of the past
Though certain international airlines, including Emirates and Etihad, have long enabled passengers to make cell phone calls over inflight GS... Continue Reading
Flight attendants oppose it but IFC spectrum auction now likely
A $340 million convertible notes offering will give inflight connectivity provider Gogo “the fire power” it needs to participate in a Federa... Continue Reading
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