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Security report for flybe.com

FBE Acquisitions · Transportation · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Flybe.com is a website dedicated to preserving the legacy and brand of Flybe, once Europe's largest regional airline. The site provides historical information, fleet details, and brand licensing opportunities. It targets aviation enthusiasts, historians, and potential brand licensees. The business operates under FBE Acquisitions and maintains a consistent brand presence with a focus on heritage preservation. Technically, the website is built on the Wix platform using modern technologies including React 18 and Wix's Thunderbolt framework. It features responsive design elements, although mobile optimization is basic. The site integrates Instagram feeds and a professional gallery to showcase historical images. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs scripts to harden fetch and XHR requests. However, it lacks explicit security headers and visible security policies. No vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no explicit privacy or terms of service pages. Overall, the website is professionally designed and trustworthy, but could improve by adding comprehensive privacy policies, terms of service, and clearer contact information to enhance user trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  4. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
52

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Flybe.com serves as a brand preservation and licensing platform for the Flybe airline, which ceased operations in 2020. The site documents the airline's history, fleet, and related franchisees, positioning itself as a key resource for brand licensing and historical reference. The business model focuses on leveraging the Flybe brand's legacy rather than active airline operations. The target audience includes aviation enthusiasts, former customers, and businesses interested in brand licensing. The company, FBE Acquisitions, appears to be a medium-sized entity based in the UK. The website's content quality and branding are consistent, supporting its credibility in the niche market of airline heritage preservation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with enforced HTTPS and use of security scripts to protect client-side operations. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No forms or input fields are present, reducing attack surface. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which is a gap in security transparency. The absence of privacy and terms of service pages also indicates incomplete compliance with data protection regulations. Overall, the site is secure for its current content but would benefit from enhanced security policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service.
  2. Add explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security and incident response contacts.
  4. Include a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features for broader user reach.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
FBE Acquisitions
Registration number
15046618
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FBE Acquisitions
Description
Flybe was Europe's largest regional airline operating for over 40 years. The website preserves the brand's history, fleet information, and offers brand licensing. It documents the airline's history including its collapse, rebirth, and related franchisees.
Key services
Brand licensing, Historical information and heritage collection
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Wix.com Website Builder, React, Wix Pro Gallery, Instagram Feed (New), PDF Viewer
Frameworks
Wix Thunderbolt, React 18
Platforms
Wix
Performance
fast
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security override scripts to harden fetch and XHR
  • Cookie handling with access token management

Analytics and tracking

Services
Wix BI, Sentry
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Wix Analytics, Wix BI
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Wix platform with modern technologies.
  2. Content focuses on preserving Flybe's legacy and brand licensing.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is present via Wix Cookie Policy Banner.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected.
  6. Multiple Instagram feed images and links are embedded.
  7. No visible security or incident response policies.
  8. No forms detected on the main page.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Wix platform utilizing React 18 and Wix's Thunderbolt framework, indicating a modern and scalable infrastructure. It uses various Wix apps including Pro Gallery and Instagram Feed for rich media content. The site is hosted on Wix's infrastructure with static assets served from Wix's CDN, ensuring good performance and availability. The site includes scripts for cookie consent and access token management, reflecting attention to user privacy and session security. While the site is not fully responsive, it provides basic mobile optimization. The technical implementation is solid but could be improved with enhanced accessibility and SEO optimizations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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