On the 14th of September, Hurricane Odile struck the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. The category 3 hurricane caused extensive damage to several regional areas. Within these regions, La Paz and Los Cabos International Airports sustained significant damage as result of the hurricane. The Mexican airport authority, Grupo Aeroportuairo del Pacifico, responded by temporarily suspending operations to the two airport facilities while repairs were carried out. While several small general aviation aircraft were damaged in the hurricane, the larger commercial aircraft had been withdrawn from the area prior to the hurricane's arrival.

The Serbian civil aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Serbia (CADS), has successfully passed an audit undertaken by the U.S. regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA completed the audit as a part of its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. Airlines operating from a Category 1 (Meets ICAO Standards) country can undertake un-restricted operations to the U.S., while airlines operating from a Category 2 country (Does Not Meet Standards) are subjected to increased inspections at U.S. destinations and carriers not already operating to the U.S. cannot commence operations until the Category 2 classification is lifted.

The Nepalese government has initiated plans to upgrade the country’s radar system and weather monitoring equipment. Nepal’s previous system had been based at Kathmandu’s airport, Tribhuvan International Airport, and only had a limited range due to the airport being located in a valley. The new radar is being installed on a mountaintop south of Kathmandu and will provide enhanced regional coverage and improved weather monitoring. Cameras are also being installed at remote airports throughout Nepal, which will transmit images to an operations centre in Kathmandu and assist in determining if operations to that facility can be safely undertaken. This project is expected to improve the safety of the operating environment within Nepal, which has been categorised as a high-risk due to the country’s varying topography and extreme mountainous terrain. The project will likely assist in demonstrating the Nepal’s attempt at improving aviation safety within Nepal, after the country was placed on the European Union’s list of banned carriers in December 2013 due to inability of the Civil Aviation Authority to adequately adhere to internationally recognised standards in safety oversight.