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 127. Hon. Minister of Transport, The Republic of Angola. A new aircraft heralding a new dawn?
Ahead of the delivery of TAAG Angola Airlines' first Dash 8-400 aircraft, we took time to sit down with Hon. Ricardo Daniel Sandao Quieros Viegas D'Abreu and discussed the role of aviation in the dev…
Episode 126. Ivana Alvares- Marshall, Governor of The African Section Ninety Nines. We need to talk about mental health
Ivana is a pilot, Reiki practitioner and advocate of mindfulness. She is also the Governor of the African Section of the 99s, https://www.african99s.com/ a non-profit organization of International Wo…
Episode 125. Rui Carreira, CEO, TAAG Angola Airlines. New aircraft. New strategy?
In late June 2020, TAAG Angola Airlines will take delivery of their first DeHavilland Dash 8-400 turboprop.
In this episode, we understand some more about why this aircraft was chosen, where it will…
Episode 124. Thomas Perkins, CEO, Navpass. Optimising and monetising sovereign aerospace
This episode was recorded in Addis Ababa in March 2020 just as the Covid-19 pandemic was taking hold.
Navpass is bringing an innovative, technology-driven approach enabling African governments to op…
Episode 123. The Rise of Sanitized Air Travel with Shashank Nigam
My guest today is Shashank Nigam, a person with jet fuel in his veins. Shashank is the founder and CEO of SimpliFlying, one of the world´s largest aviation marketing firms and author of SOAR, a bests…
Episode 122. WEBINAR. Restructuring and realigning airline finance and operations during Covid-19
This webinar was recorded 6th May 2020 and brought together aviation and airline restructuring specialists to deliver their solutions to the question of "what can and should I be doing right now?" W…
Episode 121. WEBINAR. The future of MICE Tourism in Africa post Covid-19
This Webinar was recorded on 17th April 2020 and is brought to you by AviaDev Africa and VoyagesAfriq Travel Media to help shape the policy direction of tourism post covid-19. Meetings, Incentives, …
Episode 120. The airport viewpoint. How can African airports diversify their income to include non-aeronautical revenues?
This is the audio recording of the fourth weekly webinar whihc took place on 8th April.
The webinar brought together experts in the field of airport city development, airport planning, and airport op…
Episode 119. The African Tourism Approach to Covid-19
This episode is the recording of the first AviaDev Tourism webinar delivered on 3rd April 2020 and is brought to you by AviaDev Africa and VoyagesAfriq Travel Media.
The webinar was set to help shape…
Episode 118. The view from the top. African aviation industry leaders webinar
This episode is the audio recording of the third AviaDev webinar that took place 1st April 2020.
We discuss the challenges, priorities, and opportunities offered by COVID-19.
Our esteemed panel con…
Episode 117. The African Airline response to COVID-19. An existential crisis for the industry?
This episode is the audio recording of the second AviaDev webinar that took place 25th March 2020.
We discuss the different forms of support that are or could be available to the airlines, whether t…
Episode 116. Shingai George, Aviation professional and technology enthusiast. Undertsanding the future applications of new technologies within aviation.
In this podcast, I speak to Shingai George, a dedicated AviaDev Ambassador and technology enthusiast.
We discuss how new technologies such as blockchain, quantum computing, and artificial intelligen…
Episode 115. Martin Gitonga, Head of Network planning and Alliances, Kenya Airways. A glimpse into KQ's future
In this episode, we discuss Kenya Airways' response to the ongoing and evolving COVID-19 crisis but so much more.
We discuss KQ's focus on collaboration with regional and international players, the …
Episode 114. Tiana Rasamimanana, President GS Airlines, Madagascar. A new player in the Indian Ocean
This episode was recorded on location in Antananarivo 27th February.
GS Airlines started commercial operations in January 2020 with domestic flights within Madagascar. In this podcast, we discover m…
Episode 113. Alan Peaford MBE, Chairman, Aviation Africa. A sneak preview
AviaDev Africa is delighted to be a media partner of Aviation Africa, taking place 4-5 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ahead of the event, we spoke with the Conference Chairman about what we can exp…
Episode 112. Andrew Bourne. Introducing AviaDev Recruit
Attracting and retaining high-caliber talent is a challenge across the aviation industry. As an organization embedded in the industry, AviaDev is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated recruit…
Episode 111. Ciaran Wilson, Head of Sales, Middle East and Africa, Cellpoint Digital. How a digital approach is Africa's opportunity to "leapfrog"
This episode was recorded on location in Dubai during the Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS).
Cellpoint Digital works with airlines to simplify and create a "frictionless" booking process. …
Episode 110. Moritz Breickmann, Investment Director, AIIM. How attractive is aviation infrastructure as an investment proposition?
In this episode, we delve into the world of aviation infrastructure investment with the Investment Director of AIIM (Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers). They currently have over $2 billion US…
Episode 109, Ogaga Udjo, Managing Director ZA logics. How can African airlines stop the bleeding?
This episode covers an article that Ogaga has written for the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe, entitled the state of African aviation, which you can read here.
We take a pulse of the industry t…
Episode 108. Alexander Herring, Regional Director, ADB Safegate and private sector liaison specialist, World Bank. Infrastructure development and investment in African aviation
Alexander Herring has been embedded in the Africa market for over 20 years and travelled to over 40 African countries.
He holds a role as a private sector liaison specialist with the World Bank, prov…