On April 19, the Senate passed a Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") reauthorization bill that makes changes to a number of aviation policies, including a mandate to the FAA to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for U.S. aviation. The bill also: (i) directs the FAA Administrator to develop a threat model and a plan to respond to cyber attacks; (ii) establishes a working group on aircraft systems information security to monitor the rulemaking and make recommendations; and (iii) suggests that cybersecurity for avionics systems be added as a new component of airworthiness certification.
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