Intelligence Units Should Scope any Move to More Inflight Broadband, Flight Attendants Say

The FCC should hold off on a proposal to expand communications infrastructure in commercial aviation until after careful review of the proposal with the intelligence community and others, said the Association of Flight Attendants and Global Business Travel Association in a joint FCC filing. “Especially in light of the recent horrific events in France, Beirut, and Egypt, we think the intelligence community needs to lead such a high-level committee with the appropriate Federal agencies, including the military, and industry stakeholders, in order to conduct a thorough assessment of existing and potential threats and vulnerabilities, and develop and evaluate appropriate risk reduction measures as necessary,” said the comment filed in docket 13-114.