EFB ePIL. Pinching passenger PII from pilots

TL;DR The Passenger Information List PIL is often now available on EFBs and crew devices. It stores information such as passenger names, seat numbers, and customer services information. Digital versions of the PIL enable crew to offer more bespoke customer service Information on a PIL is differen...

Why hackers don’t fly coach

Physical security is relied on too heavily for cabin-based systems on the Airline Information Services Domain AISD. Whilst the Aircraft Control Domain ACD is separated, there are still plenty of interesting information, data and systems that are accessible from the cabin, for those who are prepar...

Flaw in Multiple Airline Systems Exposes Passenger Data

Researchers have discovered that multiple airline e-ticketing systems do not encrypt check-in links. The security faux pas could allow bad actors on the same network as the victim to view – and in some cases even change – their flight booking details or boarding passes. Security researchers at...