The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for developing a plan to allow a real-time flight-tracking opt-out for operators that have equipped their aircraft with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment, which will be required to operate in most U.S. airspace effective Jan. 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a related move to ensure operator security and privacy,\nthe FAA said it will establish new terms-of-service agreements with aircraft\ntracking service providers that will limit the sharing of aircraft data, if\noperators want to opt out from having their flight information broadcast over\nthe Internet. The new terms of service are expected to go into effect by year\u2019s\nend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These new privacy and security developments were announced\nby the FAA during the NBAA Flight Planners Summit at the association\u2019s recent\nBusiness Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, NV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under Phase 1 of the so-called \u201cPrivacy ICAO Address (PIA)\nProgram,\u201d which is expected to be in place by Jan.1, 2020, the FAA will set up\na web portal to accept requests from operators that wish to block real-time\nADS-B position and identification information for their aircraft. These operators\nwill be issued an alternative, temporary International Civil Aviation\nOrganization (ICAO) aircraft address, which will not be connected to their\naircraft information in the FAA Aircraft Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Phase 2, which is expected to start in mid-2020, the PIA\nprogram will be transitioned to third-party service provider(s). Only external\norganizations vetted by the FAA (e.g. law enforcement) will be able to\nreverse-look-up the true identity of an aircraft. Full details about the PIA\nprogram are available at www.faa.gov\/go\/adsbprivacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said, \u201cWe\u2019re pleased the FAA\nhas responded positively to ADS-B privacy concerns of operators, which NBAA has\nraised in numerous government\/industry forums, including with the NextGen\nAdvisory Committee. Until now, the lack of a privacy solution has been a\ndisincentive for some operators to equip with ADS-B. No one should have to\nsurrender their privacy and security just because they board an airplane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Business aircraft operators are concerned because ADS-B\n\u201cOut\u201d transponders \u2013 which are used to broadcast aircraft identification,\nposition, altitude and velocity to other aircraft, as well as to air traffic\ncontrol (ATC) \u2013 includes aircraft data linked to the aircraft registry. Anyone\nusing inexpensive, commercially available radios can capture these wireless ATC\ncommunications, and flight-tracking websites use this data to publicly\ndisseminate information on aircraft movements. Operators worry that bad actors\ncould use this information to track government and business leaders and commit\nacts of corporate espionage, extortion or terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heidi Williams, NBAA\u2019s director of air traffic services and\ninfrastructure, said, \u201cRetaining privacy after equipping with ADS-B Out ensures\nthat the aircraft isn\u2019t transmitting information that can be tracked back to\nthe registry. This will encourage those operators that have not already\nequipped their aircraft with ADS-B to do so, which will help expedite aircraft\nhandling as part of the FAA\u2019s Next-Generation (NextGen) air traffic management\nsystem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the new terms-of-service agreements with aircraft\ntracking service providers, Bolen said, \u201cNBAA and its members thank the FAA for\neffectively partnering to produce an outcome that strikes an appropriate balance\nbetween preserving privacy and security, and making aircraft data available.\nThis solution reconfirms NBAA\u2019s long-standing commitment to protecting privacy\nand mitigating security threats, including corporate espionage, for business\naircraft operators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previously, operators wishing to block the display of their\naircraft data could submit a Block Aircraft Registry Request (BARR). That\nprogram has been renamed the Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed (LADD) program,\nand aircraft tracking vendors must now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Demonstrate their ability to block display of aircraft data\nfrom their public display systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Block from public display aircraft registration numbers,\ncall signs or flight numbers included on the FAA-provided LADD (block) list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not display historical data for any aircraft registration or\ncall sign while the aircraft is included in the LADD list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the FAA determines that a vendor has willfully violated\nthese terms of service, the agency may suspend or stop providing data to the\nvendor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Operators that do not wish to have their aircraft data\nshared can submit LADD requests via:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A dedicated web page (https:\/\/ladd.faa.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Email (ladd@faa.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mailing the FAA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Operators can request either \u201cFAA source blocking,\u201d in\nwhich aircraft data is limited to FAA use only, or \u201csubscriber blocking,\u201d in\nwhich flight data is only made available to select vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been eager to see the FAA update its terms of\nagreement to define what \u2018historical data\u2019 means,\u201d said Williams. \u201cThe new\nterms of service also improve the ability of operators to manage their aircraft\ndata. By establishing a dedicated LADD web page, operators can submit a\nblocking request and decide whether to block all vendors or specify an allowed\nvendor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The LADD program was developed in response to FAA\nreauthorization legislation language that calls upon the agency to update its\ndata policies to ensure operators\u2019 right to privacy when using the ATC system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flight tracking data became available in 1991, when the\nFAA established the Aircraft Situational Display to Industry (ASDI) program for\nthe airlines. In 1997, NBAA, the FAA and ASDI vendors began developing the BARR\nsystem to help protect the privacy of general aviation operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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