Security

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

MedAire app displayed on iPad
Mar 9, 2023 - 1:13 PM
MedAire Opens Up Historical Airport Risk Data to Portal Users
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 Issues Cybersecurity Requirements for Aviation Industry
TSA-regulated aviation industry stakeholders will need to tighten their cybersecurity due to a new emergency amendment from the agency.
Susi Air pilot Philip Merthens stands amongst Papua rebels who kidnapped him
Feb 21, 2023 - 9:42 AM
Indonesian Officials Seek Release of Captured Airline Pilot
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 Search for 'Object' Shot Down Near Lake Huron
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
Chinese Balloon Downed in First Kill for the F-22 Fighter
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
TSA, NATA Renew General Aviation Security Partnership
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
Flight Pro Passes Ethical Hacking Testing
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
Charting a Secure Flight Path through Threatening Skies
Business aviation faces evolving threats on multiple fronts while in flight but security experts are constantly developing new means to counter them.
GlobalAir scam report screen capture with website header
Sep 22, 2022 - 11:17 AM
New GlobalAir System Aims To Identify Scammers
GlobalAir's new scam reports system evaluates questionable people or companies showing interest in for-sale aircraft.
Private jet outside Gama Aviation hangar
Aug 31, 2022 - 11:39 AM
Gama Aviation Brings Glasgow FBO Screening In-house
Gama Aviation has introduced in-house security screening at its FBO at Scotland’s Glasgow International Airport.