On the 13th April 2016, a Sunbird Aviation Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, performing charter flight from Oksapmin Airport to Kuinga Airport (Papua New Guinea) impacted a river approximately 1km short of the runway. Initial reports indicate that the one of the aircraft’s engines failed whilst on approach to Kuinga Airport. However, the specific details of the accident have not yet been confirmed. All 12 occupants on board were fatally injured in the accident. Local authorities have launched an official investigation into the accident and will be assisted by the Australian National Transport Safety Board (NTSB).

On the 12th of April 2016, Senegal’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning announced that Senegal Airlines will be shutdown and subsequently re-branded and re-launched as an entirely new carrier. The Senegalese government reportedly stated that the airline had failed to fulfil its requirements as the flag carrier, which prompted the decision to suspend the airline’s operations. Senegal’s civil aviation authority (Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie - ANACIM) confirmed it had revoked the airline’s Air Operations Certificate (AOC) in early April. The airline’s successor is named “Air Senengal” and is expected to commence operations in the coming months.

A Batik Air Boeing 737 had commenced its takeoff roll at Jakartas’s Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (Indonesia), when the left wing tip collided with the vertical stabiliser and wing of an empty Transusa ATR 42 that was being towed across the active runway. The flight crew of the Boeing 737 spotted the ATR crossing the runway, but could not stop in time to avoid the collision. The wing of the 737 reportedly sheared the ATR’s vertical stabilizer (tail) off, and caused substantial damage to the wingtips of both aircraft. The collision ruptured the wing fuel tank of the ATR aircraft and subsequently caused both aircraft to catch fire. Responding emergency services quickly extinguished the fire. No injuries occurred and passengers were evacuated via the emergency slides.