Publications

Civil Aviation Cyber Security Annual Report

The AIA Cybersecurity Committee serves the aerospace industry as a community of aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers to promote discussion, define common interest, and advocate for regulatory and standards updates to help ensure the continued safe and secure operation of the industry we serve...

Emerging Needs and Considerations for Digital Engineering Software Tools

The aerospace and defense (A&D) industry has vast supply networks and diverse products that require the interoperable exchange of data to support a 21st century digital transformation ecosystem. With the increased adoption of digital engineering...

FMS Modernization: U.S. Industry Feedback to the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Tiger Team

Top defense trade associations, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and the Professional Services Council (PSC) released their recommendations to modernize elements of the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.

AIA CSF FY23 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Letter

This letter is written on behalf of several U.S. space organizations and highlights the importance of the space sector and the role...

Civil Aviation Cybersecurity Change Impact Assessment and Affected Areas Recommendations Report

EASA has introduced cybersecurity into certification with ED Decision 2020/006/R. With effect from January 2021, the following certification specifications include cybersecurity rules...

FY24 FAA REAUTHORIZATION — SPACE

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) represents more than 300 aerospace and defense companies, from America’s leading manufacturers of commercial aircraft...

A Senior Executive’s Starters Guide to Understanding Digital Transformation

We live in extraordinary times in which digitalization is radically changing the business, operations, and collaborative landscape across virtually every industry, government, and academic institution. To meet the challenges of today...

Recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) provided recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support the ongoing research...

AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Software Distribution Security White Paper 2022

This paper seeks to provide guidance for compliance to new aviation standards and provides recommendations to standardize best practices as much as possible. This guidance complements the 2021 software recommendation paper as it includes a proposed timeline to implement cybersecurity measures...

AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Annual Report 2022

This paper contains a summary of standards and regulatory updates which are important to our community as well as a summary of the papers in development and published by the committee in 2022.