AviaDev Insight Africa

In this episode, I am joined by two good friends with a strong track record in both the business of aviation and tourism, but also academia. 

We discuss the training and development opportunities tha…

In this episode, we find out more about the fleet and network development plans of an airline that plans to connect West Africa from an operational hub in  Banjul, The Gambia. 

We talk about why they…

Recorded 22nd August following the announcement of an interline agreement between AWA and Ethiopian Airlines and ASKY, we explore the airline's approach to collaboration, co-operation, and partnershi…

Jim Belemu is a CEO on a mission.

Mahogany Air is a private airline in Zambia that has big expansion plans. This episode covers the airline's route and fleet plans, his views on partnerships and coll…

Recruiting and retaining pilots globally and in Africa is a challenge, especially for smaller, regional carriers.

In this episode, Laura and I discuss a new holistic approach to pilot recruitment tha…

Meet Dikko Nwachukwu, a Nigerian with the ambition to deliver affordable air travel to the general population. 

This candid interview offers a unique insight into the realities of the journey. We als…

This episode was recorded on July 17th 2019 in Maputo, Mozambique with the enigmatic and charismatic CEO of Aeroportos de Mozambique. 

We speak to Dr Chaves about his rise to the top of the airports …

Recorded on 17th July in Maputo, Mozambique, this episode provides insight into the refreshing and pragmatic approach of the LAM operation.

Specifically, we discuss the impact liberalization has had …

This episode was recorded 25th July 2019 in London. 

We discuss the pace of tourism growth in Africa; how the tourism authorities can be more involved in attracting air services to their destination …

This episode was recorded July 16th on location in Maputo, Mozambique. 

Rampa discusses the continued rise of Lanseria, one of only a small number of private airports in Africa. Specifically, we dis…

This episode is accompanied by an exclusive report available to download now for free at www.aviationdevelop.com/africa produced by Watson Farley & Williams, a law firm specialising in transport and …

Recorded on 15th July 2019 on location in Maputo, Mozambique, we spoke to Joep about how Airbus views the African opportunity, their current footprint and which aircraft are creating most interest in…

This episode discusses the numerous opportunities that exist between China and Africa, with one of China's foremost aviation experts. 

We discuss the outbound tourism market; chinese investment, cons…

Ahead of the GHI (Ground Handling International) Conference taking place in Nairobi in September 2019, we spoke to Max about the unique aspects of ground handling in Africa along with challenges and …

In this episode, we travel to Uganda to ask Mathias how the average Ugandan views the national carrier project; how much the new project is politically motivated and motivated by what is happening el…

AviaDev is proud to support the next generation of aviators by giving them a platform and a voice.

Jesse-Alex is a licensed flight operations officer and attended an Aviators Africa event in Lagos in…

This episode was recorded on May 20th by Toni Ukachukwu, Aviation Development Director at AviaDev.

It was recorded at a stakeholders forum in Lagos and the topics discussed included the revitalizatio…

In this episode recorded 21st May 2019, I spoke with Nunurai Ndawana from the PR and communications team at the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.

We discussed how to change the narrative that avi…

This episode was recorded on May 17th at the Sustainable Tourism Africa Summit.

Guest presenting was Kojo Bentum-Williams, CEO of VoyagesAfriq Media based in Ghana. 

Topics discussed included carbon …