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Security report for psaairlines.com

PSA Airlines · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PSA Airlines is a well-established regional airline operating as part of the American Airlines Group, providing extensive career opportunities in aviation including pilot, maintenance, and flight attendant roles. The website is professionally designed with a focus on recruitment and career development, leveraging modern web technologies and SEO best practices. The technical infrastructure includes WordPress CMS, Tailwind CSS, and multiple analytics and tracking tools, hosted via Akamai CDN ensuring good performance and availability. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though improvements are recommended in DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is basic with a cookie banner present but no visible privacy or terms policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and credible, targeting aviation career seekers primarily in the United States.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  3. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

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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
27
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
66

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

PSA Airlines holds a strong market position as a regional carrier within the American Airlines Group, benefiting from the parent company's network and resources. The business model focuses on flight operations and workforce development, with clear pathways for career advancement. The website supports this by providing detailed career information and links to recruitment platforms. The company targets aviation professionals and cadets, emphasizing training and growth. The presence of multiple partner domains for talent acquisition and career management reflects a mature recruitment ecosystem. The business shows indicators of stability and growth with recent news and events highlighted on the site.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain status flags preventing unauthorized changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options represents gaps that could be exploited. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which limits transparency and readiness perception. The use of multiple third-party analytics and tracking scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, indicating limited formal vulnerability management communication. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a corporate site but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance and trust standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages clearly linked from the homepage.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection officer details to improve compliance and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
PSA Airlines
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PSA Airlines
Description
PSA Airlines operates an all-jet fleet consisting exclusively of MHI RJ regional jet aircraft. It is a member of the American Airlines Group, operating over 700 daily flights to nearly 100 destinations with a team of over 5,500 members. The website focuses on airline career opportunities including pilots, mechanics & maintenance, flight attendants, and other airline careers.
Key services
Regional airline flight operations, Pilot training and career advancement, Mechanics and maintenance career programs, Flight attendant careers, Operations and support roles
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0.1, Yoast SEO Premium, Tailwind CSS, jQuery 3.7.1, Swiper.js, Fancybox, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Crazy Egg, CallRail, Reddit Ads Pixel, Cloudfront CDN
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientTransferProhibited and serverUpdateProhibited flags
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Crazy Egg, CallRail
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Reddit Ads
Tracking pixels
Crazy Egg, CallRail, Reddit Ads Pixel
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO Premium
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured for career recruitment.
  2. Strong affiliation with American Airlines Group is clearly presented.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage content.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via a cookie banner component.
  5. Multiple external analytics and tracking scripts are used.
  6. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links detected in the provided content.
  7. Social media presence is linked via structured data (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram).
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No visible security headers detected in the provided data.
  10. Domain is secured with HTTPS and uses Akamai CDN for hosting and performance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and maintainable technology stack centered on WordPress CMS with Tailwind CSS for styling and jQuery for legacy support. It integrates advanced SEO via Yoast SEO Premium and uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Crazy Egg, CallRail, and Reddit Ads Pixel. Hosting is via Akamai CDN, providing global content delivery and performance optimization. The site is mobile optimized and accessible at a basic level, with good navigation and content structure. Some technical debt is indicated by the use of older jQuery versions and multiple external scripts which may impact performance. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business goals effectively but could benefit from further optimization and security hardening.
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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