Working To Keep The Trusted Global Navigation Satellite System Safe

Finnair aircraft on tarmac

Spoofing forced Finnair to suspend its Helsinki-Tartu service, which employs ATR 72s, for more than a month in the spring of 2024.

Credit: Rob Finlayson
For decades now, constellations of satellites in high Earth orbit have allowed pilots, as well as ship crews, car drivers and pedestrians, to pinpoint their position to within a few yards. However, airline pilots, notably in Europe and the Middle East, are increasingly encountering problems with the...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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