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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 Africa273. The January AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and James Pearson, Aviation analyst, Simple Flying
Welcome to the fourth edition of AviaDev Insight Africa's Connectivity update, a podcast that offers insights into new route developments in Africa. Hosted by…
AviaDev Insight Africa272. Reinventing fuel with Zero. A huge opportunity for Africa with Kwame Bekoe, Commercial Director
This episode was recorded on location in London at the Headquarters of Zero on 30th November 2023. Zero, https://www.zero.co/ is a pioneer in the field of…
AviaDev Insight Africa271. The African aircraft market. Identifying trends for 2024 and beyond with Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial
This episode was recorded on location in Kampala, Uganda where I attended the 55th African Airlines Association AGA, hosted by our friends at Uganda Airlines…
AviaDev Insight Africa270. The December 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
This episode is the third of a new format that focuses on sub-Saharan African air route development, with a specific focus on routes that are due to start or…
AviaDev Insight Africa269. Understanding Namibia's connectivity ambitions with Bisey Uirab, CEO, Namibia Airports Company
This episode was recorded 7th November 2023 on location in Windhoek, Namibia I spoke with Bisey Uirab, the CEO of the Namibia Airports Company, who is…
AviaDev Insight Africa268. Announcing 3 new regional routes for FlyNamibia with Andre Compion, Managing Director
This episode was recorded on 7th November on location in Windhoek, Namibia, where AviaDev Africa 2024 will take place June 19-21. Today's guest is at the helm…
AviaDev Insight Africa267. Sustainability in the air. Understanding the African opportunity with Dirk Singer, Head of Sustainability
In this episode, we dive into a topic that has been dominating conversations over the last couple of years, specifically aviation's role in supporting the…
AviaDev Insight Africa266. The October AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and Tatenda Karuwa, Simple Flying
This episode is the second of a new format that focuses on sub-Saharan African air route development, with a specific focus on routes that are due to start or…
AviaDev Insight Africa265. A focus on fifth freedom opportunities, rules of engagement and new intra-African routes with Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
This podcast was recorded on 18th October in Dakar, Senegal, where I was attending the ACI Africa Annual General Assembly. Senegal is also the home base of the…
AviaDev Insight Africa264. "Strides to Transform Aviation for Development" Previewing the AFRAA AGA with Abderahmane Berthe, Secretary General, AFRAA
This episode is an opportunity to understand what we can expect from the upcoming AFRAA AGA taking place in Kampala, Uganda in November 2023. Together we…
AviaDev Insight Africa263. discover airlines' African dream, with Helmut Woelfel, Chief Commercial Officer
In this episode, we are heading to Germany to meet the CCO of discover airlines an airline delivering a huge number of international tourists to the African…
AviaDev Insight Africa262. Previewing FlySafair's regional expansion with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer
In this episode, we welcome back a previous guest, Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair, a low-cost South African airline that is about to embark…
AviaDev Insight Africa261. flydubai adds Mombasa and outlines ambitious African growth plans, with Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, flydubai
In this episode, I am joined by flydubai, a very important international airline serving multiple points in Africa, which has just announced a brand new route…
AviaDev Insight Africa260. The AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant
This episode is the first of a new format that focuses on sub-Saharan African air route development, with a specific focus on routes that are due to start or…
AviaDev Insight Africa259. A new airport for Africa. Previewing the New Luanda Airport investor presentation with Ricardo Viegas D'Abreu Minister of Transport, The Republic of Angola
In this episode, we travel to the Republic of Angola, in southern Africa where the new Luanda International Airport will soon come online with the ambition to…
AviaDev Insight Africa258. Rodger Foster receives the 2023 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award
This episode was recorded on June 16th 2023. Mr Foster has been instrumental in the growth of Airlink since its inception in 1992. Airlink operates over 50…
AviaDev Insight Africa257. AviaDev Africa 2023 Route Development Panel. Designing a Sustainable Route Development Plan: How to attract and Retain Airlines in Africa
This podcast is a recording of a panel session from June 16th 2023. Together, we discuss what are airlines looking for and how airports can work with their…
AviaDev Insight Africa256. AviaDev Africa 2023 OEM panel. How Original Equipment Manufacturers have helped airlines adapt their strategies to deliver new routes and revenue streams during and after the pandemic
This podcast is a recording of a panel session from June 15th 2023. Join us as we discuss how the OEMs have supported their customers to adapt their strategy…
AviaDev Insight Africa255. AviaDev Africa 2023 CEO panel. Profit before planet? Navigating investment in environmental solutions amidst financial challenges
This episode is a recording from June 15th. Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities facing African airline CEOs as they work to integrate…
AviaDev Insight Africa254. Panel Session 3, AviaDev Africa. Innovating for Success. How technology is driving efficiency, building resilience and improving profitability across the African Aviation Industry
This is a recording of the AviaDev Africa panel session from June 15th focused on How the latest technological innovations enable the African aviation industry…
AviaDev Insight Africa253: AviaDev Real Estate: Creating a Winning Formula for Airport Hotels in Africa: Understanding the Requirements for Success
This is a recording of the session entitled "Creating a winning formula for airport hotels in Africa: Understanding the requirements for success" Moderator…
AviaDev Insight Africa252. Understanding the benefits of implementing a comprehensive MRO system for your airline with Brett Preston, and Esenthren Govender, Executives at Technodyn International
In just over 2 weeks, the African aviation industry will convene in Nairobi, Kenya for AviaDev Africa. We have a panel dedicated to discussing new technologies…
AviaDev Insight Africa251. Simplifying payments and preventing fraud for African airlines with Judy Waruiru, Managing Director, DPO Pay
In this episode, we meet the leader of a true African success story. Since its inception in 2006, DPO Pay has played a vital role in changing the payments…
AviaDev Insight Africa250. How Kiu System Solutions is supporting African airlines to widen their distribution whilst lowering their costs with Rodger Whittle, Commercial Director for Africa at Kiu
This podcast was recorded 10th May on-site at the AFRAA aviation stakeholders convention in Addis Ababa, where I was joined by Rodger Whittle, The commercial…
AviaDev Insight Africa249. Developing Africa's human capital with Kassie Yimam,President, Ethiopian Aviation University
This podcast was recorded May 10th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the AFRAA aviation stakeholders convention which was hosted by Ethiopian Airlines. One of…
AviaDev Insight Africa248. Outlining Lufthansa's expansion in Africa with Kevin Markette, General Manager East Africa at the Lufthansa Group
For this episode, I am joined by Kevin Markette, General Manager, East Africa at the Lufthansa Group. On 2nd May 2023, the group announced a capacity/ schedule…
AviaDev Insight Africa247. Exploring Kenya's connectivity with Jacob Bwana, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Kenya Airports Authority
For this episode, we find ourselves in Nairobi Kenya, where the AviaDev Africa conference will take place in June. Our Host partners for the event are the…
AviaDev Insight Africa246. Delivering operational and technological innovations to build business resilience with Javed Malik, INK Innovation
In this episode, we take a glimpse into the future of how we may travel and how airports and airlines can incorporate innovation to build resilience into their…
AviaDev Insight Africa245. "Changing the African Aviation Narrative" Talking all things Ethiopian Airlines and Previewing the AFRAA Stakeholders Convention with Ato Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines and Mr Abderahmane Berthe, SG, AFRAA
In this episode of the podcast, we dive deep into the current priorities of Ethiopian Airlines, the hosts of the upcoming 11th AFRAA Aviation Stakeholders…
AviaDev Insight Africa244. SAATM's role in driving intra-African connectivity with Madame Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General, AFCAC
In this episode, we head to Dakar, Senegal to pay a visit to the Headquarters of The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), a specialist agency of the…
AviaDev Insight Africa243. Understanding the opportunity of the growing ACMI market in Africa with Dainius Staniulis, the Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, Avion Express
In this episode, we explore a solution that is growing in importance in Africa, namely ACMI, an acronym meaning Aircraft Crew Maintenance and Insurance, a form…
AviaDev Insight Africa242. Flysafair takes flight to the spice Island of Zanzibar. With Kirby Gordon, CMO
This episode is an exclusive interview with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer of FlySafair, a low-cost airline based in South Africa. Bookings were opened…
AviaDev Insight Africa241. Diversifying revenue. Building Resilience. Previewing AviaDev Real Estate with Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa, Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO)
In this episode, we preview the upcoming inaugural AviaDev Real Estate event, taking place alongside AviaDev Africa in Nairobi on 14th June 2023. The podcast…
AviaDev Insight Africa240. Think Big. Start Small. Scale Fast. Improving passenger experience at African airports with Adonis Succar, Director of Business Development, MEA at SITA
This episode was recorded on the sidelines of the ACI Africa event which took place in Kigali, Rwanda between 28th February and 2nd March 2023. I am joined by…
AviaDev Insight Africa239. Talking network, fleet and Arsenal with Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of RwandAir
For this episode, you find me on location in the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda. AviaDev's relationship with Rwanda and RwandAir goes back to 2016 when…
AviaDev Insight Africa238. Vulindlela The awakening of Aviation. Previewing the BARSA conference with George Mothema, CEO
In this episode, we speak to George Mothema, the CEO of the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa or BARSA, who are a valuable partner for AviaDev…
AviaDev Insight Africa237. Nigeria Air to be airborne in 2023? Michael Jonga, AeroTime in conversation with Honourable Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Hadi Abubakar Sirika
In this episode, AviaDev Africa shares an exclusive interview that was hosted, produced and published by AeroTime. In the interview, AeroTime Journalist and…
AviaDev Insight Africa236. Rightsizing for growth in 2023 and beyond with Stephan Hannemann, VP, sales and marketing MEA and Akie Chhabra, Sales Director- Africa, Embraer
In the first episode of 2023, I am joined by 2 guests from Embraer Commercial Aviation, namely Stephane Hannemann, the VP of sales and marketing for The Middle…
AviaDev Insight Africa235. Announcing a new route incentive programme with Tatamo Rakotozafy, Head of Aeronautical Activities at Ravinala Airports, Madagascar
For today's episode, you find me on location in Istanbul. Back in 2019, we announced that AviaDev would be taking place on the treasure island of Madagascar in…
AviaDev Insight Africa234. Talking new routes with Martin Gitonga, Head of network planning and alliances, Kenya Airways
For today's episode, we take a flight to the home of AviaDev Africa 2023, Nairobi, Kenya to meet Martin Gitonga, Head of Network Planning and Alliances at…
AviaDev Insight Africa233. Recovering and developing the network with David King and Paul van den brink from the Cape Town Air Access team
In this episode, we head back to Cape Town, the host city of AviaDev Africa 2022 to meet David King, Project Manager and Paul van den Brink, Aviation Liaison…
AviaDev Insight Africa232. Outlining TAAG's Intra-African expansion with Eduardo Fairen Soria, CEO
In this episode, we are joined by the CEO of TAAG Angola Airlines. TAAG is one of the most interesting airline stories out there currently as it is reinventing…
AviaDev Insight Africa231. Previewing the 54th AFRAA AGA with Maureen Kahonge, Senior Manager Business Development and Communications
Between 11th and 13th December, AFRAA (African Airlines Association) will host the 54th Annual General Assembly in Dakar, Senegal. In this podcast, Maureen…
AviaDev Insight Africa230. A destinations role in attracting retaining and supporting airline development with Bronwen Auret, Chief Quality Assurance Officer at South African Tourism
This podcast was recorded on 7th November 2022 during World Travel Market in London. Joining Jon Howell was Bronwen Auret, Chief Quality Assurance Officer at…
AviaDev Insight Africa229. Plotting a course to attract and retain international air services in South Africa with George Mothema, CEO of Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA).
This podcast was recorded on location during the 52nd AASA AGA in Hermanus, South Africa. We meet George Mothema, the CEO of BARSA to discuss: George's…
AviaDev Insight Africa228. Mind the gap! How to bring aviation and tourism stakeholders in Africa closer together with Kojo Bentum-Williams, CEO of VoyagesAfriq
This episode is a special joint episode recorded on location at the stunning Kruger Shalati, train on the bridge. I was joined by Kojo Bentum Williams, CEO of…
AviaDev Insight Africa227. New routes on the horizon for FlySafair with Kirby Gordon, CMO
🌍 This episode was recorded 13th October, live and on location at the 52nd AASA AGA, in Hermanus, Western Cape. ✈️ The Safair fleet continues to expand and the…
AviaDev Insight Africa226. ASKY Airlines. Previewing a new route and looking towards further connecting West and Central Africa with Nowel Ngala, Commercial and Ground Operations Director.
🌍 In this episode, we head to west Africa, specifically Togo to speak with a friend of AviaDev, Nowel Ngala, Commercial and Ground Operations director at ASKY…
AviaDev Insight Africa225. Unlocking new routes in Africa with e-flight with Christine Driessen, Lindo Tshuma and Marcel Langeslag, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)
🔮 Today we are taking a leap into the future as we attempt to understand the opportunity offered to African aviation from new technologies, specifically…
AviaDev Insight Africa224. Reimagining Namibia's Aviation Landscape. A preview of the Namibia Aviation and Connectivity Forum with Bisey Uirab, CEO of NAC and Verengai Ruswa, Project lead
In this episode, we visit the beautiful country of Namibia to preview the upcoming Namibia Aviation and connectivity forum, which will take place November…
AviaDev Insight Africa223. Sean Mendis. Looking back at 10 years of Africa World Airlines- an African aviation success story
✈️ The 21st September 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of Africa World Airlines (AWA) 🌍 AWA is a domestic and regional airline operating a fleet of Embraer ERJ…
AviaDev Insight Africa222. Aaron Munetsi, CEO Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and Tatum Kok, Aviation Analyst. A look back on the first year and a sneak preview of the upcoming AASA AGA
In this podcast, I am joined by Aaron Munetsi, CEO and Tatum Kok, Aviation Analyst from the Airlines Association of Southern Africa. In the podcast, we…
AviaDev Insight Africa221. A spotlight on Kuva Air, with Chairman, James Saruchera. Emerging from the cocoon and spreading its wings
In this episode, we speak to Chairman of Kuva Air, James Saruchera. Kuva Air attended AviaDev Africa for the first time in June 2022 and we pride ourselves on…
AviaDev Insight Africa220. Throwback to AviaDev Africa 2017. Ato Girma Wake receives the lifetime achievement award
A real highlight of the event is presenting the Ato Girma Wake Award for an outstanding contribution to route development in Africa. This year's winner was…
AviaDev Insight Africa219. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 5. "Implementing practical technology to propel African aviation" moderated by Refilwe Ledwaba, Founder, Girls Fly Programme for Africa
🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022. 📲 The topic was "Implementing practical technology to propel African aviation" ✈️…
AviaDev Insight Africa218. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event series. Panel session 1. "Building profitable, sustainable and equitable airline partnerships" moderated by Ato Girma Wake, AviaDev Patron and Board Chairman, Ethiopian Airlines
🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022. 🤝 The topic was "Building profitable, sustainable and equitable airline…
AviaDev Insight Africa217. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 4. "Where are the opportunities for the OEMs in Africa?" moderated by Joanna Bailey, Managing Editor, Simple Flying
🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022. 📦 The topic was "Where are the opportunities for the OEMs in Africa?" ✈️ How will…
AviaDev Insight Africa216. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event series. Panel session 3. Diversifying African airport revenue to build resilience moderated by Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)
🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022. 💵 The topic was "Diversifying African airport revenue to build resilience" ✈️ 72%…
AviaDev Insight Africa215. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 2. Air cargo's role in route development in Africa moderated by John Grant, Partner AviaDev Consult powered by MIDAS aviation
🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022. 📦 The topic was "Air cargo's role in route development in Africa" ✈️ The…
AviaDev Insight Africa214. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event Series. PANEL SESSION 6. Financing African Airlines moderated by Sean Mendis, Aviation Expert.
🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022. 💵 The topic was "Financing African airlines. Navigating the route to…