Security
Flight Deck Panelists Address Identity Tracking Threats
Publicly available flight data puts some bizav operators at risk
panel moderator Kristie Greco Johnson and FlightAware founder Daniel Baker at an NBAA-BACE 2024 panel
Panel moderator Kristie Greco Johnson and FlightAware founder Daniel Baker © Amy Wilder

Industry experts discussed the evolving landscape of aviation security in the age of flight tracking for owners and operators in a panel discussion moderated by NBAA's senior vice president of government affairs, Kristie Greco Johnson.

With the implementation of the FAA’s ADS-B mandate on Jan. 1, 2020, the industry has faced ongoing challenges when it comes to keeping owner and operator personally identifiable information (PII) secure. The risks range from hacking to cyber-espionage, and the panelists laid out the challenges of protecting pilot and owner data amid the complexity of flight tracking data availability.