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AviaDev Insight Africa
Established in 2018, AviaDev Insight Africa is the premier podcast dedicated to African Aviation. We bring prominent industry voices to the table to establish the "ground truth" in both an informal and candid fashion. The podcast was created by Jon Howell, Founder and CEO of AviaDev Africa, Africa's premier event dedicated to developing air connectivity to, from, and within the African continent
Episodes
AviaDev Insight AfricaAviaDev Africa 25 Panel session: Sweating the assets: Maximising efficiency in airline network planning
This session was recorded on Friday, 13th June at the AviaDev Africa event in Zanzibar. The discussion delves into various challenges and strategies for…
AviaDev Insight AfricaCelebrating Excellence. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines receives the Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award
This session was recorded on Friday, 13th June at the AviaDev Africa event in Zanzibar. Ato Mesfin Tasew Bekele, the Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, shares…
AviaDev Insight AfricaAviation Financing in Africa: How African Airlines Are Transforming Fleet Financing with Tristan Brouard, ACC Aviation
Access to finance is a perennial challenge for many African and Global airlines and it starts with identifying the right solution for your business model. For…
AviaDev Insight AfricaAviaDev's May 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Welcome to the April edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa. This month's…
AviaDev Insight Africa329. From Mobile Money to AI. The future of airline payments with Network International
In this episode, we welcome back Judy Waruiru, Regional Managing Director - East Africa, Network International. AI is influencing all aspects of the aviation…
AviaDev Insight Africa328. From Risk to Resilience. The Insurance and Safety Nexus with AI12
In this episode, we welcome Denis Kulikov, Deputy CEO at AI12 and Michael Jonga, Director Africa to explore how safety culture and its direct impact on…
AviaDev Insight Africa327. Transforming Somalia's Skies and Revenues with Navpass
We welcome the Director General of the Somalia Civil Aviation Authority, Ahmed Hassan Moalim and Tom Perkins, CEO of Navpass to tell the story of how Somalia's…
AviaDev Insight Africa326. Driving non-aeronautical revenues and customer satisfaction at African Airports with NACO
In this episode, I speak to Jody Appolis, airport engineer who heads NACO's business development unit in sub-Saharan Africa and Adam Ekman Pedersen who is…
AviaDev Insight Africa325. Sustainability in the air. Volume Two with Dirk Singer, Author, SimpliFlying
In this episode, I interview Dirk Singer, co-author of "Sustainability in the Air," Volume two. The first edition is one of my favourite publications and…
AviaDev Insight Africa324. AviaDev's April 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Welcome to the April edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa. This month's…
AviaDev Insight Africa323. Unlocking efficiency: Ensuring African airports are future ready with Selim Bouri, SITA
In this episode, I sit down with Selim Bouri, President, Middle East, Africa and Turkiye at SITA to interpret the findings of a recent SITA survey focused on…
AviaDev Insight Africa322. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel revolution with AfriSAF's Kwame Bekoe
In this episode, I sit down with Kwame Bekoe, Co-Founder and CEO of AfriSAF, https://afrisaf.com/ After 20 years working in the aviation industry for companies…
AviaDev Insight Africa321. African Skies and Beyond: Introducing the New Deutsche Aircraft D328eco.
In this episode, I am joined by Anastasija Visnakova, Vice President Sales and Marketing at Deutsche Aircraft, a re-established OEM (Original Equipment…
AviaDev Insight Africa320. AviaDev's March 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Welcome to the March edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa. This month's…
AviaDev Insight Africa319. Rodger Foster's farewell speech. BARSA Conference, 14 March 2025
In this episode, we hear Rodger Foster's farewell speech to the industry ahead of his retirement. Rodger is CEO and Managing Director of Airlink, and the…
AviaDev Insight Africa318. AviaDev's February 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Welcome to the February edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa. This…
AviaDev Insight Africa317. Discover Airlines: Milestones reached and future plans for Africa's skies
In this episode, I am joined by Marco Goetz, Chief Commercial Officer, and Rupert Kraus, Director Network Development and Airport Relations at Discover…
AviaDev Insight Africa316. Previewing the Tourism and Aviation Connectivity Forum (New for AviaDev 2025)
In this episode, I am joined by our 3 partners to preview the inaugural AviaDev tourism and connectivity forum, a platform offering practical advice and…
AviaDev Insight Africa315. Previewing the BARSA (Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa) Aviation Summit 2025 with George Mothema, CEO
In this episode, we sit down with George Mothema, CEO of BARSA, the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa, who represents the interests of…
AviaDev Insight Africa314. Navigating Aviation Insurance in Africa: Insights and Best Practices with Solus Insurance Brokers
In this episode, recorded live on location in Dubai, we are joined by Timur Shumarov, Co-Founder, and Tatenda Karuwa, Account Executive, from Solus Insurance…
AviaDev Insight Africa313. Financing Africa's Skies: Challenges and Solutions with Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial
We welcome back Raphael Haddad, President of Jetcraft Commerical, for a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities facing African airlines regarding…
AviaDev Insight Africa312. AviaDev's January 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially,
Welcome to the first edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa. This month's…
AviaDev Insight Africa311. From Black Box to Glass Box: How AI is set to revolutionize airline revenue management with RTS (Revenue Technology Services)
In our first podcast of 2025, we examine how AI is revolutionizing airline revenue management and how this can improve airline profitability in Africa and…
AviaDev Insight Africa310. The 2024 AviaDev Connectivity Update Awards with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
This is the fourteenth and end-of-year edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the route developments in…
AviaDev Insight Africa309. Book Release "Strategies for Sustainable Air Service Development" with Editors Chrystal Zhang, Associate Professor, RMIT University and Dr Kareem Yarde, Air transport and tourism consultant
In this episode, we speak with the Editors of a new publication dedicated to Air Service Development. This is particularly poignant for your host, as Jon…
AviaDev Insight Africa308. Zanzibar's new horizons. Outlining the vision with Arif Abbas, Executive Secretary, Zanzibar Commission for Tourism
In this episode, Arif Abbas, the Executive Secretary of the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism, outlines the island's tourism strategy. We discuss why ZCT chose…
AviaDev Insight Africa307. AviaDev's November 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Behramjee Ghadially, and special guest Joao Po Jorge
This is the thirteenth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted by…
AviaDev Insight Africa306. Unveiling Zanzibar's Aviation Ambitions with Seif Juma, Director General, Zanzibar Airports Authority
This episode was recorded on location on the Spice Island of Zanzibar on 15th November 2024. I sat down with the DG of the Zanzibar Airports Authority to…
AviaDev Insight Africa305. Leadership in African Aviation: A deep dive with Jacob Rogers
In this episode, we speak to Jacob Rogers, a recent graduate from Coventry University in the UK. Jacob recently graduated with First Class Honours in BSc…
AviaDev Insight Africa304. AviaDev's October 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Welcome to the twelfth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted…
AviaDev Insight Africa303. TAAG Angola's fleet transformation and network expansion with Miguel Carneiro, Chief Commercial Officer, TAAG Angola Airlines
This episode was recorded on 18th October 2024 on location in Paarl, Western Cape during the AASA AGA. Together, Miguel Carneiro, TAAG CCO and I unpack the…
AviaDev Insight Africa302. Previewing the Cape Town - Windhoek route and celebrating 10 years of FlySafair with Elmar Conradie, CEO, FlySafair
This episode was recorded on 19th October 2024 on location in Paarl, Western Cape during the AASA AGA. Together, Elmar Conradie, FlySafair CEO and I unpack the…
AviaDev Insight Africa301. The 2024 AviaDev Ambassadors. "Your journey is defined by the heights you dare to dream."
In this episode, we speak to the 2024 Aviadev Ambassadors, uno and Tuli, 3 months on from their AviaDev experience. Together, we discuss the competitive…
AviaDev Insight Africa300. Exploring the Horizons: Uncovering Africa's Unserved Air Routes with Geert Lemaire, Marketing Director, Market Intelligence, Airbus
In the landmark 300th episode of Aviadev Insight Africa, we are joined by Geert Lemaire, Marketing Director of Market Intelligence and Analysis at Airbus, to…
AviaDev Insight Africa299. Connecting SADC and more new routes on the horizon. A conversation with Ms Lulu Rasebotsa, CEO, Air Botswana
In this episode of Aviadev Insight Africa, host Jon Howell is joined by Air Botswana's CEO, Lulu Rasebotsa. Together, they discuss: Lulu's background and…
AviaDev Insight Africa298. Unlocking the digitalization opportunity at African airports with Adonis Succar, Vice President of Business Management for the Middle Eastern Africa at SITA
In this episode of Aviadev Insight Africa, recorded live in Johannesburg, South Africa, we explore the digital transformation in African airports. We discuss…
AviaDev Insight Africa297. AviaDev's September 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Lorne Philpot, aviation journalist
Welcome to the eleventh edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted…
AviaDev Insight Africa296. AviaDev's August 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Welcome to the tenth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted by…
AviaDev Insight Africa295. A game changer for Africa? Air Asia to launch Kuala Lumpur - Nairobi. An overview of why Nairobi and why now with Paul Carroll, Chief Commercial Officer, Air Asia Group
In this episode, we focus on a carrier that has recently announced it will be launching services to mainland Africa for the first time. Air Asia will launch…
AviaDev Insight Africa294. AviaDev's July 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Welcome to the ninth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted by…
AviaDev Insight Africa293. Protecting profitability. Finding the right insurance solution with Denis Kulikov, Deputy CEO, AI12
In this episode, Jon and Denis discuss the importance of insurance in the African aviation industry. Insurance is a substantial operating cost and many African…
AviaDev Insight Africa292. The evolution of representation and distribution for African airlines with Achma Asokan, Group CEO, Airlinepros
In this episode, Jon and Achma discuss the evolving landscape of airline distribution and the strategies African airlines can use to extend their global reach…
AviaDev Insight Africa291. Reducing the cost of distribution for African airlines by harnessing the power of technology and Artificial Intelligence with Richard Ortega, Commercial Director EMEA, KIU System Solutions
In this episode, Jon and Richard explore the impact and opportunities harnessing technology and AI can have on African aviation, focusing on distribution…
AviaDev Insight Africa290. Presenting the airport real estate opportunity. Previewing AviaDev Real Estate with Marcel Langeslag and Nelly Alandou, NACO
In this podcast, I am joined by Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa and Nelly Alandou, airport planning consultant at Netherlands Airport Consultants…
AviaDev Insight Africa289. AviaDev's May 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Dr James Pearson, Analyst, Simple Flying
Welcome to the eighth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted…
AviaDev Insight Africa288. The future of travel catering and retailing is already here with Nomusa Khumalo, Chief Customer Officer at Tourvest Retail Services
In this episode of Aviadev Insight Africa, Nomusa joins Jon to discuss Tourvest's involvement in revolutionizing the African travel landscape and their support…
AviaDev Insight Africa287. Engaging tourism stakeholders in air route development with Jillian Blackbeard, CEO of Africa's Eden
In this episode, we sit down with Jillian Blackbeard, the founder of Africa's Eden. Together, we discuss the mission of Africa's Eden, the importance of…
AviaDev Insight Africa286. Hunting in packs. Previewing the AviaDev Air Route Development Masterclass for Tourism Stakeholders with Natalia Rosa, Tourism Project Lead at the SADC Business Council Tourism Alliance
In this episode, I am joined by Natalia Rosa to elaborate on the partnership between AviaDev and SADC Business Council and preview the Air Route Development…
AviaDev Insight Africa285. A new airline for Africa. A deep dive into Norse Atlantic Airways' new Cape Town Route, with Philip Allport, Senior Vice President of Communications
On the 18th April 2024, Norse Atlantic announced the launch of a 3 weekly service from London Gatwick to Cape Town International starting at the end of…
AviaDev Insight Africa284. Protecting the passenger and generating ancillary revenue for African Airlines, with Nick Ashton and Andrew Ridgway, Protect Group
In this episode, we discuss the role and importance of ancillary revenue for African airlines. Today, it is not just a case of upselling, but personalising an…
AviaDev Insight Africa283. AviaDev's April 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Welcome to the seventh edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted…
AviaDev Insight Africa282. Aviation as a force for good. The story of relocating 2 rescued lions to Africa with Will Travers OBE, Founder and Executive President of the Born Free Foundation
Aviation can be much maligned as an industry and we are all conscious of the challenges we face, but we must not lose sight of the fact that aviation has a…
AviaDev Insight Africa281. AviaDev's March 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Tatenda Karuwa, Journalist, Simple Flying
Welcome to the sixth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, the podcast offering insight into the new route developments in Africa, hosted by…
AviaDev Insight Africa280. An introduction to Aviation Week Africa 2024 with Hellen Mwamba
In this episode, Helen Mwamba joins me to discuss the Aviation Week Africa Summit Exhibition and Air Show, taking place 22-26 April in Lusaka, Zambia…
AviaDev Insight Africa279. The Wild Africa Fund. How aviation stakeholders can harness the power of media and influencers to drive awareness of wildlife conservation and attract a new generation of passengers with Peter Knights OBE, CEO
In this episode, I speak to Peter Knights, CEO of Wild Africa Fund. https://wildafricafund.org/ Together, we discuss the organization's mission to popularize…
AviaDev Insight Africa278. Previewing 2024's BARSA summit with George Mothema, CEO
In this episode, we hear from George Mothema, head of the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA). The theme of the upcoming summit is…
AviaDev Insight Africa277. The February AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Welcome to the fifth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, a podcast that offers insights into new route developments in Africa. Hosted by…
AviaDev Insight Africa276. Kenya Airways' updated connectivity strategy with Martin Gitonga, Head of Network Planning and Alliances
This episode is something a little bit different and hugely exciting. Those avid listeners know that each month we are now delivering a connectivity update…
AviaDev Insight Africa275. Improving accessibility and communication for differently able travellers in Africa with Victo Nalule, Founder, Tunaweza Foundation
In this episode, Jon and Victo discuss the need for better accessibility and communication for differently able travelers in Africa, as well as the importance…
AviaDev Insight Africa274. The impact of aeropolitics on air connectivity in Africa with Dr. Namhla Tshetu, Executive Manager for Corporate Services at Airlink
In this episode of AviaDev Insight Africa, host Jon Howell interviews Dr. Namhla Tshetu, the Executive Manager for Corporate Services at Airlink, Africa's…