The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has again cautioned about the risk of runway collisions. The warning comes following an runway incursion incident that occurred in December 2016, the fifth such occurrence since the airport adopted parallel runways in 2014. In an effort to reduce the likelihood of the incursions, several of the tower controllers were given additional responsibilities whilst reducing their other commitments to allow them to focus on specific sectors such as East and West departures and arrivals. The TSB stated that designated and specific areas of focus for each controller

In late February 2018, Malaysian based low cost carrier, Air Asia, announced it target to operate 500 aircraft as a group by 2027. The airline stated the large increase in capacity will be used to primarily service India and Japan, both regions considered to be experiencing greatly increased demand in recent years. The AirAsia group currently operates just over 200 Airbus A320s and has over 300 firm order in place.

On February 11th 2018, a Saratov Airlines (Russia) Antonov AN-148-100 was climbing out of Moscow Domodedovo Airport and reached a maximum altitude of 6,000 feet when radar and radio contact was lost. The aircraft was found a short time later, having impacted ground in an open field approximately 18 nautical miles Southeast of Moscow. All on board had sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. An investigation has been launched by The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) and Rosaviatsia. As a result of this fatal accident, Russian authorities refused to renew the airline’s Air Operators Certificate forcing it to cease all operations.