Korongo Airlines, which was based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has officially ceased operations. On the 4th of September the airline’s key investors moved to discontinue funding to the airline after it had sustained significant financial losses. The airline commenced operations in 2012 and was partially owned by Brussels Airlines. The airline cited that the decision to cease operations was largely prompted by the recent introduction of the government funded start-up airline, Congo Airways. Additionally, the airline noted that the recent damage to its only aircraft, which was sustained in a minor incident in August 2015, prompted the airline to cease operations. The airline will now move to liquidate its remaining assets.

The Mozambican airport authority, Aeroportos de Moçambique (ADM), has recently cited plans to restrict international access to five of its current eight state-owned airports. The plans will reportedly focus all international traffic through Maputo, Nacala and Beira. ADM noted that it was planning to reduce its international gateways from eight airports to just three airports in order to make better use of the recent upgrades that have been made to Maputo, Nacala and Beira airports. The remaining five airports, which include Pemba, Nampula, Inhambane, Tete, and Vilanculos Airports, will be re-established as domestic only airports. It was not immediately clear when the prospective plan will be implemented.

After escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Ukrainian civil aviation regulator, the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine, has moved to ban all Russian aircraft from operating to Ukrainian airports. In response to the ban, Russia has similarly banned all Ukrainian aircraft from operating to Russian airports. The bans are expected to take effect as of the 25th of October 2015. The bans are expected to have prospective network implications for Ukraine International Airlines, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, S7 Airlines, UTair and Transaero Airlines.