On 19 August 2012, an Antonov An-26 airplane of Alfa Airlines crashed near the town of Talodi, Sudan, killing all 32 occupants on board.

[12] The chartered plane was carrying a Sudanese government delegation, from the capital of the country, Khartoum, to the town of Talodi in South Kordofan, a war-torn state with ongoing fighting between Sudan's army and rebel groups,[13] for an Eid al-Fitr celebration, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

[14] The aircraft, with a crew of six, was flown by senior Russian captain Gennady Semenov,[15][16] assisted by a Sudanese first officer, 43-year-old navigator Koshim Akram from Tajikistan,[17] and 42-year-old Armenian flight engineer Armen Virabyan.

[3] Minister of Information Ahmed Bilal Osman also added that the plane was attempting to land in bad weather conditions in Talodi, as seasonal heavy rains left the pilots with "zero visibility,"[20] when it crashed into a mountain.

[23] However, President Bashir rejected his resignation, urging the chief to continue a newly approved program of reforms to the development and supervision of the CAA.