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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

Leisure Business Aviation
Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
32 minutes
Episodes
347
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Episode 187. Sean Mendis, Aviation Expert. The future of African Aviation

Episode 187. Sean Mendis, Aviation Expert. The future of African Aviation

This episode is a recording of a session delivered on 11th November 2021 at the Future Flying Forum, presented by Simple Flying and powered by AviaDev. 

Sean Mendis took to the stage to present on th…

00:16:38  |   Mon 22 Nov 2021
Episode 186. Nuno Pereira, CEO, Bestfly and Sameer Adam, Senior Vice President, ACIA Aero Leasing. New aircraft means new opportunities for one of Africa's most diversified and resilient aviation companies

Episode 186. Nuno Pereira, CEO, Bestfly and Sameer Adam, Senior Vice President, ACIA Aero Leasing. New aircraft means new opportunities for one of Africa's most diversified and resilient aviation companies

This episode was recorded at the Dubai Airshow with Nuno Pereira CEO of Bestfly, an Angolan-based aviation company with operations in Cabo Verde, Angola and Aruba. I was also joined by Sameer Adam, S…

00:28:03  |   Sun 14 Nov 2021
Episode 185. Rodger Foster, CEO/MD, Airlink. Talking partnerships, fleet, sustainability and the future

Episode 185. Rodger Foster, CEO/MD, Airlink. Talking partnerships, fleet, sustainability and the future

This episode is the recording of the interview I conducted on 10th November for the Future Flying Forum, an event brought to you by Simple Flying, the world's largest aviation news website, which was…

00:23:09  |   Fri 12 Nov 2021
Episode 183, Jeremy Springall, Vice President, SITA AT BORDERS. Could SITA's new digital travel declaration solution unlock travel?

Episode 183, Jeremy Springall, Vice President, SITA AT BORDERS. Could SITA's new digital travel declaration solution unlock travel?

On November 1st 2021, SITA announced that in a bid to support the recovery of travel and tourism globally, their digital travel declaration solution will be available free of charge to all government…

00:20:53  |   Thu 11 Nov 2021
Episode 184. Tom Kok, Director, AviAssist Foundation. Previewing the Safety in African Aviation Conference

Episode 184. Tom Kok, Director, AviAssist Foundation. Previewing the Safety in African Aviation Conference

In this episode, we welcome back Tom from AviAssist to discuss the world of aviation safety, which is the bedrock upon which our great industry is built, ahead of the SiAA conference.

Together we dis…

00:17:33  |   Mon 08 Nov 2021
Episode 182. Meir Hadassi-Turner, Founder and CEO, AeroCRS. Changing passenger behaviour and how airlines must adapt, plus a preview of the virtual customer's conference

Episode 182. Meir Hadassi-Turner, Founder and CEO, AeroCRS. Changing passenger behaviour and how airlines must adapt, plus a preview of the virtual customer's conference

In this episode, I am joined by Meir Hadassi-Turner ,Founder and CEO of AeroCRS, an innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of passenger services systems and much more. 

In this episode we d…

00:20:21  |   Thu 28 Oct 2021
Episode 181. Kingsley Okoli, winner of the African aviators quiz powered by Embraer. Solutions to support the next generation to soar.

Episode 181. Kingsley Okoli, winner of the African aviators quiz powered by Embraer. Solutions to support the next generation to soar.

Today’s podcast focuses on the next generation.

In September, with the support of Embraer, we embarked on the African Aviators Webinar Series which spotlights a different aviation profession each mon…

00:19:03  |   Wed 13 Oct 2021
Episode 180. Skyheroes Africa. Featuring Sean Mendis, Aaron Munetsi and Kwame Bekoe

Episode 180. Skyheroes Africa. Featuring Sean Mendis, Aaron Munetsi and Kwame Bekoe

This podcast is a recording of the first Skyheroes Africa that took place on 7th October 2021.

Skyheroes is an AviaDev innovation, aiming to keep the African aviation community, informed, educated a…

01:00:45  |   Thu 07 Oct 2021
Episode 179, Javier Alija, Head of Network Planning and Alliances, Etihad. 3 new routes for Africa as the carrier spreads its wings

Episode 179, Javier Alija, Head of Network Planning and Alliances, Etihad. 3 new routes for Africa as the carrier spreads its wings

On 30th September, Etihad, the Abu Dhabi based international airline announced that they will be launching 3 new routes to the African continent.

Starting in November, the airline will begin serving …

00:20:51  |   Wed 06 Oct 2021
Episode 178. Thomas Kgokolo, Interim CEO, South African Airways. The rebirth of a national airline

Episode 178. Thomas Kgokolo, Interim CEO, South African Airways. The rebirth of a national airline

This episode was guest hosted by Kojo Bentum-Williams, Publisher of VoyagesAfriq and host of the VA tourism podcast, which you can subscribe to here: https://thetourismpodcast.podbean.com/ 

Kojo was …

00:12:25  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
Episode 177. Previewing the Aviators Africa Tower Awards with Toni Ukachukwu

Episode 177. Previewing the Aviators Africa Tower Awards with Toni Ukachukwu

In this episode, I am joined by Toni Ukachukwu, Founder of Aviators Africa, an integrated PR, marketing and consulting company. 

He joins me to talk about the Maiden Edition of the Aviators Africa to…

00:19:05  |   Wed 08 Sep 2021
Episode 176. Introducing the African Aviators Webinar Series powered by Embraer

Episode 176. Introducing the African Aviators Webinar Series powered by Embraer

This episode is dedicated to a new webinar series focused on offering practical advice to the next generation of African aviators.

Joining me for the discussion is the Publisher and Editor of Airspac…

00:30:17  |   Wed 18 Aug 2021
Episode 175. Introducing The Future Flying Forum

Episode 175. Introducing The Future Flying Forum

In today´s episode we discuss with Arran Rice (CEO & Founder at Simple Flying), Joanna Bailey (Managing Editor at SimpleFlying) and Jon Howell (CEO & Founder at AviaDev) new online event: The Future …

00:13:38  |   Tue 17 Aug 2021
Episode 174. Moses Ngwanah, Chief Operations Officer, GS Aviation. The way forward for African aviation

Episode 174. Moses Ngwanah, Chief Operations Officer, GS Aviation. The way forward for African aviation

Moses Ngwanah is now based in Madagascar, having gained experience working for Camair-Co in his native Cameroon and ASKY in Togo. 

Moses recently released an article all about why and how Africa must…

00:42:35  |   Thu 12 Aug 2021
Episode 173. Introducing Eurowings Discover and their big plans for African expansion

Episode 173. Introducing Eurowings Discover and their big plans for African expansion

My guests for this episode are Dr. Andre Schulz, General Manager, South and Eastern Africa at the Lufthansa Group and Marco Götz, Chief Revenue Officer at Eurowings Discover. 

Together we discuss the…

00:21:18  |   Sun 08 Aug 2021
Episode 172. Financing African Aviation. Panel session from ISHKA + Africa briefing. 8th July 2021

Episode 172. Financing African Aviation. Panel session from ISHKA + Africa briefing. 8th July 2021

This podcast is the audio recording of the financing African aviation session and brings together some familiar voices to our community representing both the banks and the lessors active in the Afric…

00:49:04  |   Fri 09 Jul 2021
Episode 171. Jon Ayache, CEO, Lift. Disrupting and reinventing the airline industry through innovation.

Episode 171. Jon Ayache, CEO, Lift. Disrupting and reinventing the airline industry through innovation.

This special podcast is the recording of the interview between Hilka Birns, a wonderful journalist working with our great partners, ch-aviation and Jon Ayache, CEO of lift, South Africa’s newest airl…
00:25:08  |   Mon 21 Jun 2021
Episode 170. Harnessing the power of technology to improve profitability across the value chain. Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

Episode 170. Harnessing the power of technology to improve profitability across the value chain. Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

This special podcast is the recording of the panel session at AviaDev Africa entitled, "Harnessing the power of technology to improve profitability across the value chain."

Technology only moves in o…

00:45:02  |   Thu 17 Jun 2021
Episode 169. The changing role of the tourism authority in route development. Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

Episode 169. The changing role of the tourism authority in route development. Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 9th June 2021 at the AviaDev Africa online conference.

Air travelers do not fly to an airport. They fly to a destination.

In 2018, 57% of tourists arrived at th…

00:42:05  |   Mon 14 Jun 2021
Epsode 168. What happens when a national airline fails? Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

Epsode 168. What happens when a national airline fails? Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

In this wide-ranging panel session, we ask the tough question "Just what is the role of a National Airline?"

Should it be seen as a Commercial enterprise or strategic economic enabler?

Is it possible…

00:43:54  |   Sun 13 Jun 2021
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