AviaDev Insight Africa

This episode was recorded on location in Magical Kenya, where AviaDev attended the AFRAA aviation stakeholders convention. 

Kuljit Ghata-Aura is President, Boeing Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. Kul…

This episode was recorded 10th May 2022 on location in Magical Kenya, where AviaDev attended the AFRAA stakeholders convention in Nairobi. 

During the event, Airbus presented their view of the near f…

In this episode, I am joined by a new voice in African aviation, Dainius Staniulis, the Vice President Commercial at Avion Express. 

Together, we explore a relatively new concept for African aviation…

Covid undoubtedly increased the complexity of travel. Alongside the usual stresses of visas and all the other logistics of any trip, the added health protocols made travel more difficult than ever be…

Cemair have undoubtedly been one of the pandemic's aviation  success stories.

Established in 2005, Cemair is headquartered at OR Tambo International in Johannesburg and operates a variety of routes d…

This episode focuses on an exclusive new report from the aviation consultancy team at MHIRJ, which is due to be released mid-2022. We focus on the 5 major trends that will shape African aviation over…

This episode features Marcel Langeslag, Director, Aviation Africa at Netherlands Airport Consultants Limited (NACO). NACO offer planning, design and advisory services to airports across the globe and…

This podcast was recorded on location at ACI Africa in Mombasa 16th March 2022. 

Joining me is Namory Camara, the new Managing Director of SOGEAC (the Airports Company of Guinea). 

in the podcast we …

My special guest for this episode is none other than the Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Conservation, Republic of Kenya, Honourable Najib Balala.

This episode was recorded at the be…

This episode is a 2 parter recorded on location in Mombasa, Kenya, during the ACI Africa conference. 

between 8-10 May 2022, AFRAA will host its stakeholders' convention in Nairobi in partnership wit…

On 9th March 2022, Eswatini Air will welcome its first aircraft to the Kingdom, an Embraer ERJ 145. 

I am joined by Xavier Masule, Commercial Director and together we discuss:

• The ownership structur…

This March will see the first live, in-person aviation event in Africa for 2 years. The 67th ACI Africa Board and Committee meetings regional conference and exhibition will take place 12-18 March in …

In this episode, I am joined by the co-hosts of one of my favourite podcasts, Bryanair.

The podcast was a real support to me personally during the Covid lockdown. It was a weekly dose of industry new…

2021 was yet another disastrous year for African airlines in terms of profitability and any recovery was impacted by the Omicron variant. 

The African Airlines Association or AFRAA was a member of th…

The Covid crisis has had a profound impact on the aviation sector in Africa and these shifting sands have demanded resilience and have inspired new innovative approaches to ensure survival.

One airli…

In this episode, we meet Simon Newton-Smith, who joined SAA in August 2021 as Interim CCO. He has a deep and varied background including having previously worked with SAA some 20 years ago. 

SAA emer…

This is the first podcast of 2022 and as such I am delighted that we are discussing a positive and uplifting pan- African project that aims to spotlight opportunities for intra-africa trade and touri…

For this episode, I am joined by Derek Nseko, Publisher of Airspace-Africa and together we meet Jenifer Bamuturaki, CEO of Uganda Airlines. 

Uganda Airlines was recently crowned the world's youngest …

In this episode, Sylvain joins us to discuss a fascinating article focused on the opportunity for African airlines to wet-lease in capacity during peak times. 

Is this a solution that can allow airli…

In the light of the recent events AviaDev team talks to Dirk Singer, Head of Research at Simpliflying who has been covering the implications of the pandemic on the world of travel since the early day…