Malaysia Airlines has found a defect in high-pressure fuel hoses on an Airbus A350-900, an aircraft variant not covered by an EASA Emergency AD requiring checks of these components.

Passengers moving through the Terminal 1 TSA checkpoint at Honolulu Inouye International Airport (HNL) now have the option of presenting a digital ID.

Complicated by COVID-19, the negotiations have been ongoing for years with some bargaining groups, and patience is wearing thin.

Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.

Rewards programs are under scrutiny at American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and United Airlines as the U.S. DOT looks at whether they are transparent and fair.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines cautiously welcomed the less drastic plans, which foresee a reduction in aircraft movements to 475,000-485,000.

EASA plans to release an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Airbus A350 operators to perform one-time inspections of their aircraft.

Russian LCC Smartavia has become the first privately owned airline to order the MC-21-310 narrowbody airliner.