IT & Distribution-Feb. 3, 2016

Acknowledging that passenger throughput at US airport security checkpoints has slowed slightly in recent months, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) head Peter Neffenger said he’s eager to collaborate with airlines and airports to test new, innovative security procedures.

UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet has unveiled plans for a hydrogen fuel cell system that would remove the need for aircraft to use their engines for taxiing.

US House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) has proposed legislation that would remove the operation and management of US air traffic control (ATC) from FAA.

A Djibouti-based Daallo Airlines Airbus A321-100, en route from Mogadishu to Djibouti, experienced an onboard explosion 15 minutes after takeoff and returned to Mogadishu airport.

Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW he expects to further develop biofuel projects despite low fuel prices.

SAS Scandinavian Airline’s Danish subsidiary Cimber will cancel 760 services through mid-May as it fights to overcome a shortage of pilots.

EASA has launched an online survey to assess the effectiveness of maintaining two people in the cockpit during flight, as recommended in the wake of the Germanwings tragedy.