ChristiaanJ wrote
Kiwiguy,
You're obviously talking about EMI.
This thread is about having interconnected IT networks on the plane, so not the same subject at all.
Rubbish Christiaan... The Martinair flight was miles from land so how could a cell phone/tower have caused this externally.
In any case this is not the point...
The point is that aircraft systems do have a vulnerability from whatever source and the cases I cite corroborate it.
Anything on aircraft which is vulnerable to interference is also vulnerable to external hacking through wi-fi or whatever. There does not need to be an actual link between IFE or a laptop. A frayed wire or an unshielded electrical terminal can allow the aircraft to pick up digital signals within the cabin.
This debate began before BA038 lost power on approach.
How fascinating that nobody wants to address the possibility in relation to that incident ?