
Charter flight marketplace Avinode has called on the business aviation sector to implement more stringent cybersecurity measures. In its new “Framework of Trust” report, the Sweden-based group outlines the sector’s exposure to identity- and credential-based attacks on aircraft operators and other charter service providers that could compromise their clients and undermine confidence in the industry.
“Business aviation runs on trust, discretion, and time-critical operations, but its digital defenses often do not match the sensitivity of the data it handles,” said Avinode CEO Oliver King in the introduction to the report. “Credential theft and identity-driven attacks are the easiest path in, and aviation still relies too heavily on password-only access, shared accounts, and slow off-boarding. The result is not just downtime, but exposure of itineraries, personal data, and financial information that can break customer trust overnight.”