Compliance & Security

Airlines are increasingly using alternate certified MTOWs to reduce weight-based fees, adjusting aircraft weight variants to match seasonal or route needs. While fully compliant, these shifts can significantly reduce airport landing-fee revenue and add administrative complexity. As more carriers adopt MTOW optimization, airports must account for variable certified weights in forecasting and fee-structure planning.

More aircraft are flying under rotating or obscured identifiers through services like DCM and ForeFlight privacy controls. These tools limit traceability and can break registry-based workflows, making it harder for airports to connect movements to the correct operator and maintain reliable billing. Airport should understand how these services work and their impact to operations and billing.

Effective May 2024, a new section of U.S. law—49 U.S.C. § 44114—quietly changed how much information the FAA can share about private aircraft owners and operators.

ALFA Aero is in the final stages of our SOC 2 Type I audit, a major step in proving our commitment to data security and operational integrity. For users of the AARMS platform, this means independent validation of our security practices and even stronger protection for your data.