The agency said it began its investigation after the \u201ccyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace\u201d was reported last Friday.<\/p>\n
The aviation technology company, a subsidiary of US aerospace and defence group RTX, is used by several airlines at multiple airports globally for check-in and baggage drop operations.<\/p>\n
It said on Saturday that it had \u201cbecome aware of a cyber-related disruption to our Muse software in select airports\u201d and that it was \u201climited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop\u201d.<\/p>\n
Affected airlines were forced to carry out manual check-ins and baggage drops, slowing down the procedures.<\/p>\n
The disturbances, still continuing in a limited way at some European airports today, also led to flight cancellations and delays.<\/p>\n
Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland were among those affected.<\/p>\n
At Brussels airport, where scores of outbound flights were cancelled over recent days, procedures were said to be gradually returning to normal today, Belga news agency reported.<\/p>\n
Heathrow Airport, Europe\u2019s busiest, said the \u201cvast majority\u201d of flights were now operating as scheduled.<\/p>\n
Cyber attacks and tech outages have rattled various airports in recent years, as air travel increasingly relies on online, interconnected systems.<\/p>\n
The sector had a 600% increase in such attacks from 2024 to 2025, according to a report by French aerospace company Thales, released in June.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom airlines and airports to navigation systems and suppliers, every link in the chain is vulnerable to attack,\u201d the report warned.<\/p>\n
It said the strategically and economically important sector had become a \u201cprime target\u201d.<\/p>\n
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