Airline association and European regulator agree on global threat posed by GNSS jamming
The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), have agreed on the dangers posed to aircraft by the jamming or distortion (“spoofing”) of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals. When available and un-interfered with, GNSS signals allow for the precise navigation of commercial aircraft. “Airlines are seeing a significant rise in incidents of GNSS interference,” warned ...