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Connected Aircraft Open New Cyber Threat Vectors To Commercial Aviation, Thales USA Chief Warns

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

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As commercial aircraft increasingly become connected to the larger Internet of Things, the potential for safety risks also rise, the head of Thales’ business operations in the U.S. said on April 11.There have already been hacks of aircraft and aviation-related systems, including inflight entertainment systems, data communications between pilots and ground-based controllers, and airline operations systems that in one case in Europe caused flight cancellations, Alan Pellegrini, president and CEO of Thales USA, said.“I’m not trying to scare anybody but…

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