Security

The ICAO Council ordered an investigation into allegations that Belarus unlawfully forced a Ryanair flight to land in Minsk to arrest a political opponent.

ICAO will consider further possible action against Belarus for alleged violation of the Chicago Convention over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight.

Belarus forced a Ryanair airliner flying from Greece to Lithuania to land in Minsk so that it could arrest political dissident Roman Protasevich.

MedAire offers real-time travel security reporting that covers destinations, regions, airspace, and airports.

EBAA is urging EU institutions and member states, as well as other stakeholders, to develop harmonized rules for the safe reopening of air travel.

The U.S. government accuses the owner and others involved with a well-known title company of drug charges, money laundering, and more.

Experts discussed business aviation security best practices on the final day of NBAA’s virtual Flight Operations Conference.

Two former pilots and an executive with Turkish charter operator MNG were found guilty of smuggling indicted auto executive Carlos Ghosn out of Japan.

A Bell 412 will conduct radiation mapping and sensing flights over the site of Super Bowl LV.

Operators who plan to be in the Washington, D.C., metro area in the next few weeks should expect airspace restrictions, NBAA says.

Dassault Falcon Jet has isolated systems to protect them in the wake of the cyberattack that occurred a few weeks after Embraer suffered a cyberattack.

Universal Trip Support will waive its fees on various services for operators attempting humanitarian flights involving Covid-19 delivery.

Three cybersecurity offerings from CCX monitor and defend a business aircraft’s onboard network.

Embraer IT specialists have isolated certain systems to protect the overall computer network after a cyberattack.

Astronautics Corporation has received additional FAA funding to continue with phase two of its Aircraft Systems Information Security/Protection study.

NATA has already trained 5,000 crew members on human trafficking awareness and mitigation, but believes much more needs to be done.

Satcom Direct has added a network operations center to aggregate, collate, and analyze data generated by business aircraft activity.

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.

The FAA will evaluate at least 10 drone mitigation technologies/systems at its William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey.

An amendment to ban U.S. government use of Chinese drones appears almost certain to become law within weeks.

Better theater situational awareness, expanded missile defenses, armed UAVs and a light aircraft carrier are on Seoul’s shopping list.

A reported ransomware attack that shut down several data services at Garmin over the past day includes those in its aviation portfolio.

A California man who lasered a sheriff’s helicopter in 2017 has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is planning to proceed with its 2020 show in Dubai in December.

Northern Jet Management looks to a leaner and more efficient operation with the addition of Web Manuals services.

The planned launch of a SpaceX rocket with a crewed Dragon capsule has prompted a pair of TFRs that will close off sections of Central Florida’s airspace.

As business aviation operators look to function in the Covid-19 era, they will have to adapt to many changes from the environment they once knew.

The former LightSquared telecom network is accused of GPS interference again, but this time under a new company name, Ligado Networks.

The company is offering the disinfectant service at its Hong Kong and Macau facilities with plans to expand it to off-site customers.

For those still flying, or about to restart, the world has changed from pre-Covid-19 days.