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.

The Swedish civil aviation regulator, Transportstyrelsen, has officially revoked Iraqi Airways’ rights to operate within Swedish airspace due to growing concerns regarding the airline’s adherence to adequate safety standards. Transportstyrelsen stated that its decision to ban the airline from operating to Swedish airports stemmed from the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) decision to reject the airline’s Third Country Operators (TCO) application. The TCO allows airlines to commence operations to any EU country without having to apply for individual rights within each country. EASA reportedly noted that the application was rejected due to the airline’s failure to adhere to the required safety standards.