Business aviation, which has always been a global industry, becomes more so with each passing year, as demonstrated by data showing a continuing uptick in missions with an international profile.
While this trend is a welcome development for companies seeking opportunities beyond U.S. borders, it has not been without some troubling elements, including a spike in reported incidents of GPS spoofing, jamming or other interference.
In fact, according to research by OPSGROUP and others, these events have been rising not only in frequency, but in the number of affected hot-spot locations outside the U.S. We see this not just in the data, but in the anecdotal evidence regularly emerging in the alerts and other warning flags from air navigation service providers globally.
“We’re working from several angles to develop mitigation strategies, including through representation in government-industry working groups focused on how GPS interference is impacting operators, which specific systems are affected and how flight crews are responding to real-world scenarios.”
NBAA shares our members’ concern over this serious threat to safety and security. We’re working from several angles to develop mitigation strategies, including through representation in government-industry working groups focused on how GPS interference is impacting operators, which specific systems are affected and how flight crews are responding to real-world scenarios.
That advocacy work not only ensures the industry’s voice is heard regarding threats from GPS interference; it directly informs NBAA’s guidance for members’ day-to-day mission planning.
For example, NBAA’s dedicated conferences – including those for international operators, maintenance technicians and scheduler/dispatchers – have brought together top experts to highlight the latest data, best practices and protective technologies in connection with GPS interference. The association’s website and dedicated NBAA News Hour webinars also offer actionable information, accessible any time, on GPS spoofing and jamming.
NBAA’s work to help the industry harden itself from GPS interference illustrates a larger point: as business aviation’s growing global footprint leads to increasing mission complexity, you can count on the association to help you navigate the challenges to your operations, in the U.S. and around the world.
International Business Aviation Council Ltd.