Insider Threat: Impacts of the economic crisis on aviation security
Amid high rates of inflation driven by the pandemic and the Ukraine invasion, Osprey assesses that the global cost-of-living crisis will increase the insider threat to aviation operations The threat posed by aviation insiders has long been a significant concern to the industry for a multitude of reasons. First, the access and knowledge with which […]
Situation Updates over the Holiday Period
During the holiday period from 20 December through to 4 January, Osprey continued to support the aviation industry with comprehensive security intelligence analysis. In multiple cases, Osprey provided proactive “left of bang” alerting of potential conflict zone and/or conventional military activity that could pose a threat or hazard to aviation. Being able to understand the […]
Yemen-Saudi Situation Update
On 3 October 2022, a UN-mediated ceasefire between the Saudi-led coalition (SLC) – as well as its aligned forces in Yemen – and the Houthis ended. The UN envoy to Yemen has said that negotiations remain ongoing to revive the ceasefire; however, an agreement has not been reached to date. The initial ceasefire ran from […]
Top 5 Risks to Business Aviation in the US
Over the last year, the aviation industry in the United States (US) has been exposed to many risks and threats. With the global community continuing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and experiencing the impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the aviation industry is facing challenges that have not been experienced on this scale […]
Social Unrest: The impacts of socioeconomic crises on aviation security
Globally, the impacts of civil unrest are increasing; in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing socioeconomic pressures are causing high inflation, recession fears and political instability. Many countries have seen protest action and prolonged bouts of civil unrest. Sri Lanka, for example, has struggled throughout 2022 with large-scale protests that, while initially peaceful, have […]
Recruitment, training and deployment: Pressures on aviation security during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
Historical MANPADS threat
War in Ukraine
Aviation security risk management
Accepting Reality: Why are we still asking the same questions about Overflight Risk?
A message from Andrew Nicholson, CEO 2021
Gold Smuggling in India: A well-established phenomenon, an evolving threat
Introduction Precious metal smuggling involves the illicit transportation of valuable commodities such as gold and silver between continents, countries and provinces via air transport, usually with the aim of circumventing taxes and other restrictions on imports and exports. This enables criminals to re-sell imported items at a reduced price and/or recuperate the cost that would […]
