Security

Risk management group MedAire has trained its UK team to mirror the level of support available to operators from its Global Response Center in Phoenix.

Sparrow Executive Jets' partnership with the Blue Lightning Initiative helps expand the effort to combat human trafficking to charter brokerages.

Capitol Helicopters' Bell 429 was substantially damaged in an attempted theft in Sacramento, California.

Gunfire prompts local carriers to suspend operations to Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua.

The travel risk management company MedAire is now offering almost a decade of past data from its airport assessments.

TSA-regulated aviation industry stakeholders will need to tighten their cybersecurity due to a new emergency amendment from the agency.

Papuan independence rebels have threatened to kill Susi Air pilot Philip Merthens if Indonesia will not recognize the territory's independence.

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.

The Chinese surveillance balloon had been tracked across Canada and the U.S. amid worldwide public interest.

Booking platform FlightBridge will now enable Drivania to offer instant confirmation with all-inclusive prices for more than 600 destinations globally.

NATA's Compliance Services will continue to collect and process security data for general aviation pilots under a renewed partnership with the TSA.

Penetration testing of Flight Pro Connect technology will help show customers that they can trust the company's services.

Business aviation faces evolving threats on multiple fronts while in flight but security experts are constantly developing new means to counter them.

GlobalAir's new scam reports system evaluates questionable people or companies showing interest in for-sale aircraft.

Gama Aviation has introduced in-house security screening at its FBO at Scotland’s Glasgow International Airport.

Trials of MBDA's Dragonfire laser weapon have started successfully.

Despite the best intentions, operating airports in Afghanistan remains a challenge.

Bird Aerosystems provides airborne missile protection and verification solutions to UN Air Operations Mil Mi-17 helicopters.

Astronautics will also bid its aerospace cybersecurity, integrated avionics, and secure connectivity solutions for an Air Force contract.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has introduced biometric facial comparison technology at all international airports across the United States.

A Massachusetts man who had his license revoked in 2000 following a conviction for helicopter theft has now been found guilty of flying without a license.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that a Global 6500 and a Citation Latitude owned by Eugene Shvidler have now been seized by the UK government.

Responding to sanctions against Russian individuals and companies over the invasion of Ukraine, the Isle of Man has deregistered multiple private aircraft.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has ordered two AW139s.

Business aviation companies now face new pressures to ensure they do not breach sanctions and other restrictions on Russian-controlled aircraft.

FAI Aviation Group has formed a partnership with Osprey Flight Solutions and will utilize Osprey's risk-management platform.

A Luxembourg-registered Global 6500 was prevented from leaving Farnborough on March 8 as UK officials investigate possible Russian connections.

Universal Weather and Aviation is donating its services to support humanitarian missions during the Ukrainian crisis.

Security group Osprey Flight Solutions uses technology and past experience to unravel the risk management equation for aircraft operators in danger zones.

Leonardo has developed the BriteCloud family of expendable active decoys to provide vital radio frequency protection at an affordable cost.