State carrier, South African Airways (SAA), announced in late September that in response to the poor financial performance of the carrier, the capacity of its mainline operations will be decreased over the coming months. As a result, the airline will reportedly return at least five of its wide body aircraft to their lessors, whilst an additional four narrow body aircraft will be offloaded to other carriers. This fleet downsize will result in the cessation of over 170 weekly flights with a number of other routes being transferred to low cost feeder airline, South Africa Airlink.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced in early October that a number of Essential Air Services Routes (EAS), a program which provides air transport to remote regions throughout North America, will be removed from eligibility due to the lack of regular passengers. The DOT stated that regions require at least 10 daily passengers to continue to receive cost subsidies. Destinations such as Muscle Shoals, Salina, Hagerstown, Pendleton and Vernal have all been affected as a result. The communities of these towns have been given 20 days to lodge objections or petitions regarding the decision.

After several years of disagreements, state carrier, Philippine Airlines, announced it would pay an estimated USD 117 Million to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) over unpaid airport and air navigation fees. The move reportedly came following a threat issued by the Philippine president, who stated that the airline would be shut down if the debt is not repaid. Repayment negotiations had begun in mid 2016, which resulted in the Department of Transport threatening serious legal repercussions if the issue was not resolved.