​Over the past year, cyber incidents have quietly become one of aviation’s most disruptive operational risks. When systems go down, airlines revert to manual processes, queues stretch for hours, flights are delayed or cancelled, and the costs stack up fast financially, reputationally, and operationally. Plus, customers take to social media to air their frustrations. As Eric Stride, Chief Security Officer at Huntress commented, “It’s at a crisis point right now as an industry.” According to Stride, cyberattacks against the civil aviation sector jumped 600% year over year (YoY) between 2024 and 2025, driven largely by organised ransomware groups. “This isn’t a gradual increase,” he said. “It’s an ...