Aviation experts dispute hacker’s claim he seized control of airliner mid-flight

Chris Roberts's claim he accessed in-flight entertainment and flight systems from his seat is rubbished by Boeing and aviation experts

Security and aviation experts have rubbished claims that a hacker gained access to a plane's flight controls through the in-flight entertainment system.

Hacker Chris Roberts claimed he was able to break into the in-flight entertainment system up to 20 times on separate flights and that on one flight he was able to make the plane "climb" and "move sideways" by accessing flight control systems from a laptop in his seat.

The claim that the thrust management system mode was changed without a command from the pilot " is inconceivable