AviaDev Insight Africa

This episode is an Aircraft leasing 101. I am joined by 2 representatives of the World's largest regional aircraft leasing company with a large footprint in Africa, Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

The…

This podcast was recorded on location in London on 8th January. 

David outlines the concept of Virtual Interlining and how it can benefit both airports and airlines.

We also discuss how this technolo…

Alex MacPhail has developed a large social media following through his storytelling as an airline pilot.

This episode focuses on how Alex's life in aviation as a pilot has inspired a passion for high…

In this episode, I speak with Stuart Barwood, Director, Strategic Partnerships for airlines and travel at Forter, about the thorny issue of aviation fraud. Just how much money are airlines losing to …

This special episode was recorded at 36,000 feet somewhere between Mauritius and Addis Ababa on board the "Techlion Profit hunter", E2-195. 

We talked all things Africa, including how Embraer has gro…

This episode was recorded on 12th November 2019 at the 51st AFRAA AGA. 

We discuss the focus on human capital development through The Flying Academy of The Air Mauritius Institute which started opera…

This episode was recorded live at  the 51st Afraa annual general assembly on November 11th 2019. 

The topic for discussion was SAATM. Where to from here and the panel was ably moderated by Aaron Mune…

This episode was recorded on location during AviaDev Europe 2019 in Valencia, Spain. 

We spoke to Mario about the unique geographic location of Cabo Verde and the advantages that this delivers. Mario…

Recorded on location at ACI Africa in Accra, Ghana, we discover the ROUTES partnership, which sets out to reduce the opportunities for unlawful wildlife trafficking across the globe. 

This is a huge …

This episode focuses on the British Overseas territory of St Helena. An island full of fascinating historic significance, it is living proof of the neverending power aviation has to connect and trans…

Mugabe Isaac is a young aviator that is due to graduate as a licensed aircraft dispatcher from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy in November 2019.

He has been associated with AviaDev since 2016 and this…

This episode was recorded in Paris just ahead of the announcement that Ravinala Airports will host AviaDev Africa 2020 in Antananarivo, 6-8 May 2020. 

We discuss the progress of the new terminal proj…

This episode was recorded on 24th September 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the African Hotel Investment Forum, Africa's premier hotel investment event organised by Bench Events 

Former podcast…

Released on the day of the inaugural Windhoek-Cape Town flight, I spoke to Simon about why now is the time to spread their wings regionally, the airline's history and plans for future expansion. 

You…

In this episode, we take a deep dive into SAA with someone who devoted 5 years of service to the airline.

We discuss the proposed merger of SAA, SAX and Mango; whether the carrier missed an opportuni…

In this episode, we discuss why cabin crew is such a fulfilling career, service standards in Africa and how to inspire more women and girls to join our magnificent industry. 

You can follow Mama J by…

This episode is brought to you in conjunction with the Global Investment in Aviation Summit, which will be held 27-29th January 2020 in Dubai. www.gias.ae

We meet the charismatic and passionate proje…

This episode was recorded 5th September in London. Dirk discusses the use of airline marketing in Africa along with some best practice examples of airlines doing it well. 

We also talk about the evol…

In this episode, we talk to one of African aviation's newest CEOs about his personal journey and his focus on continued innovation across the business, plus the challenges he has faced so far. 

With …