Regulation

Sky Lease I Faces $422,500 ADS-B Out Penalty from FAA

Sky Lease I, Inc. is facing a $422,500 civil penalty for allegedly operating two Boeing 747 aircraft without required avionics equipment, the Federal Aviation Administration announced in a Jan. 8 press release.…

Business & GA

FAA Privacy ICAO Program Gains Foothold, But Extent Limited Thus Far

Last November, New Hampshire-based Private Jet Services (PGS) Group warned that aviation hobbyists, crowdsourced websites, and hackers were intercepting flight data using private Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers—available for as little as…