Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has withdrawn permission for Iranian airline, Mahan Air, to operate within Saudi airspace. The ban was reportedly introduced after Mahan Air was found to have committed a number of safety and security violations, which prompted the GACA to suspend the airline’s permits to operate within Saudi airspace. Effective immediately, the ban restricts Mahan Air from landing at any airport within Saudi Arabia and also prohibits the airline from transiting its airspace.

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.