AviaDev Insight Africa
Since its creation in 2018, AviaDev Insight Africa has established itself as the premier podcast dedicated to African Aviation.
We bring prominent industry voices to the table to establish the "ground truth" informally and candidly.
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
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 347
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 147. An audience with Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Director advocacy and strategic relations, IATA
This episode is a recording of "An audience with Adefunke Adeyemi" which took place on December 18th 2020.
It is an uplifting session that covers a variety of topics including the role of women in a…
Episode 146. Sakhile Reiling and Tom Kok. Improving the safety culture in African aviation
This episode is brought to you in association with AviAssist Foundation, https://aviassist.org/
The co-host for this episode is AviAssist Director, Tom Kok and we welcome Sakhile Reiling, Board Membe…
Episode 145. Peter Davies, Founder, Airline Management Group Ltd. Reflections on experiences at SAA and a lifetime of turnarounds
This episode is the third in our series of live podcasts with industry leaders.
Peter has dedicated his professional life to supporting ailing carriers around the world and recently spent time as Ch…
Episode 144, Chamsou Andjorin, Coordinator, African Aviation Industry Group. What to expect from the AAIG Aeropolitical forum
In this episode, I am joined by Chamsou Andjorin to preview the AAIG Aeropoltical Forum taking place on Wednesday 11th November 2020.
The event offers insightful debate and is one of AviaDev's favou…
Episode 143. Rodger Foster, CEO and MD of Airlink. Rethinking the business for a brighter future
This episode is a live recording of the second AviaDev insight live podcast, recorded October 22nd 2020.
Many of the questions posed came from our live audience and we discussed the following topics…
Episode 142. A live audience with Ato Girma Wake, AviaDev Patron.
This is a recording of the first AviaDev Insight live featuring Ato Girma Wake, Former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and former Chairman, RwandAir, which took place October 9th 2020
The industry finds it…
Episode 141. Arpad Szakal, Career Transition Coach. How to navigate career turbulence
Arpad Szakal is a career transition coach at the centre for Aviation Psychology. He joined us for the Africa Tomorrow event in July 2020, moderating our next generation panel.
The purpose of this ep…
Epsiode 140. Derek Nseko, World Airnews. Where next for African aviation?
This podcast episode was recorded 1st October 2020, the day Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Uganda opened their borders to international arrivals for the first time since the onset of Covid-19.
We discus…
Episode 139. David Aher, Managing Director, Tuscar. The aero clinic is open for appointments
In this episode, David explains the concept of his new Aero Clinic, where his carefully curated team of experts are on hand to assist African airlines of all sizes. If you want to find out more visit…
Episode 137. Rob Bor and Aedrian Bekker The Centre for Aviation Psychology. Let's talk about mental health
Rob Bor and Aedrian Bekker are both clinical psychologists and the founders of the Centre for Aviation Psychology, https://www.centreforaviationpsychology.com/
In this episode, we tackle the stigma …
Episode 138. Raphael Kuuchi, Special Envoy to Africa on Aeropolitical affairs, IATA. Where next for African Aviation?
This episode was recorded 23rd September 2020, 10 days ahead of many African borders opening to International travelers.
We discussed IATA's key messages for the industry, government support and fin…
Episode 136. Transforming the airline business by embracing digital solutions with Miretab Tesfaye, Director Group Integrated Marketing Communications, Ethiopian Airlines
In this episode, we speak with Miretab Tesfaye, Director Group Integrated Marketing Communications at Ethiopian Airlines about how technology and digital solutions have been given a seat at the top t…
Epsiode 135. Marcel Langeslag, Director of Aviation Africa, NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants. Understanding the importance of "propensity to fly" in the current environment
In this episode, we discover more about a new, free interactive tool that has been developed by NACO which outlines the propensity to fly in Africa. You can take a look here
We also discuss how gover…
Episode 134. Dr Nadiir Bheekhun, Founder and Managing Director, AeroNAD Group and Gavin Eccles, Professor of Aviation and Tourism Management. Reinventing Africa's competitive advantage
In this episode, we preview the Masterclass taking place on 27th August 2020, entitled "The Commercial Imperative for African Aviation - Marketing & Sales Post COVID-19: Reinventing Your Competitive …
Episode 133. Somi Arian, Tech Philosopher, international speaker, filmmaker and LinkedIn top voice. A glimpse into the future of work, aviation and Africa
In this episode, we take a detour from aviation-specific content and focus on the future.
Namely the future of work, the future role of technology in our lives, the future of the aviation industry an…
Episode 132. Mehmet Keyvan, CEO Keyvan Aviation. Delivering an antibacterial cabin crew uniform solution to replace PPE
In this episode, we explore the world of innovation in the field of crew uniforms and discover more about Keyvan’s innovative Antibacterial Cabin crew uniform solution that aims to replace PPE.
You m…
Episode 131. Wrenelle Stander, CEO of Comair Ltd. Navigating headwinds
In this episode, recorded on 17th July 2020, we meet Wrenelle Stander, CEO of Comair Ltd and discuss the following:
- The business rescue process and when we can expect to see Comair flying again
- The …
Episode 130. James and Hugo Hill, TRM. Understanding the full cost of airline insurance
In this episode, Jon Howell is joined by the TRM management team, James and Hugo Hill to discuss airline insurance.
Did you know that some premiums have increased 30% year on year and that insurance…
Episode 129. Gidon Novick. Why now is the right time to launch a new domestic airline in South Africa
This exclusive episode was recorded 8th July 2020.
Gidon Novick is a former Comair CEO and founder of Kulula.com who is planning to launch a new domestic airline in South Africa. Amongst other thin…
Episode 128. WEBINAR. Beyond Covid-19. Actionable solutions to rebuild African Airlines
Recorded on 2nd July 2020, this webinar was brought to you by Tuscar Aero Consulting and featured the following speakers:
David Aher Tuscar Aero Consulting
Dikko Nwachukwu jetWest Partners