Sarah Rose (they/them) is a news writer and reporter for AIN. 
Prior to AIN, Sarah worked as a journalist for Georgia Public Broadcasting, Georgia&#039;s statewide NPR and PBS affiliate. They have also worked for several national nonprofits and as a legislative assistant in U.S. Congress. As an openly nonbinary reporter, they are a proud member of the Trans Journalists Association. 
Sarah is a 2012 graduate of Kennesaw State University.

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Sarah Rose

Spoofing has exposed the vulnerabilities of using GPS as the sole primary navigation source for aircraft, according to a recent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bigmarker.com/nbaa/GPS-Spoofing">NBAA News Hour webinar</a>. In a GPS spoofing attack, a&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8">counterfeit radio signal is transmitted to a receiver antenna to counteract and override a legitimate GPS satellite, causing navigation errors.
“The bottom line is, GPS satellites are 12,000 miles up in the sky while a GPS spoofer can be just 10 miles away from the airplane,” said David Woodcock, principal applications engineer for customer and product support for Honeywell Aerospace. “The RF signals you receive from satellites are a lot weaker than what’s on the ground.”
GPS spoofing which is not confined to active conflict areas in the Middle East or Ukraine. Presenters have cited spoofing experiences near Beijing, and over Myanmar and India.
“This poses a significant impact not only on navigation [but also] other systems that will latch onto bad information,” added Nat Iyengar, NBAA International Operators Committee chair and captain with Jet Aviation Business Jets. Crews may experience erroneous EGPWS (enhanced ground proximity warning system) alerts, for example, or false in-flight weather data.
Webinar presenters referred to an&nbsp;<a href="https://ops.group/dashboard/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GPS-Spoofing-Final-Report-OPSGROUP-WG-OG24.pdf">OpsGroup report</a>&nbsp;that said the future of GPS in aviation is unclear. According to this report,&nbsp;an Ops Group workgroup "assessed that the vulnerabilities in public-use GPS that are now becoming evident (although known to experts for a decade or more) mean that the high involvement of GPS in aircraft systems is a major issue.”
“Further, the over-reliance on GPS for primary navigation places great importance on preserving a sufficient network of conventional ground-based navaids. This aspect of the issue requires deeper study and conversation.”

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

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News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

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News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

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