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AviaDev Insight Africa

Established in 2018, AviaDev Insight Africa is the premier podcast dedicated to African Aviation. We bring prominent industry voices to the table to establish the "ground truth" in both an informal and candid fashion. 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

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250. How Kiu System Solutions is supporting African...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/05/18

This podcast was recorded 10th May on-site at the AFRAA aviation stakeholders convention in Addis Ababa, where I was joined by Rodger Whittle, The commercial director for Africa at Kiu, a company with a global footprint that offers an innovative and robust Passenger Service system and suite of airline Solutions. Rodger himself has vast African aviation experience and is now leading the charge to support airlines to reduce their cost of distribution. Today’s episode is supported by an article that is

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19:18

249. Developing Africa's human capital with Kassie...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/05/12

This podcast was recorded May 10th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the AFRAA aviation stakeholders convention which was hosted by Ethiopian Airlines. One of the secrets of Ethiopian airlines' success is their drive to constantly innovate and develop. The aviation academy is one example of the group's has diversification and has recently been upgraded to an aviation university. Together, we talk about how Africa can develop the skills required to support human capital development on the continent

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23:47

248. Outlining Lufthansa's expansion in Africa with...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/05/07

For this episode, I am joined by Kevin Markette, General Manager, East Africa at the Lufthansa Group. On 2nd May 2023, the group announced a capacity/ schedule increase for Lufthansa, Eurowings Discover, and Brussels airlines in the region. Together, we discuss what has driven this announcement and what this means for the region. You can connect with Kevin on Linkedin here and of course, meet the team at AviaDev Africa 2023 in Nairobi this June.

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21:25

247. Exploring Kenya's connectivity with Jacob Bwana,...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/04/25

For this episode, we find ourselves in Nairobi Kenya, where the AviaDev Africa conference will take place in June. Our Host partners for the event are the Kenya Airports Authority, an autonomous body charged with the responsibility of managing all airports across Kenya. They are also the entity that is actively involved in route development, the main focus of AviaDev, namely engaging the airlines to start or expand their services to Kenya’s airports. In this episode, I am joined by Jacob Bwana, Head

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36:06

246. Delivering operational and technological...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/04/17

In this episode, we take a glimpse into the future of how we may travel and how airports and airlines can incorporate innovation to build resilience into their businesses. I am joined by Javed Malik, Chair of the Advisory Board at Ink Innovation. Javed has been a leader in the aviation industry for over 27 years, having held various Group and C-level positions, including Group COO of AirAsia, COO of Bangalore Airport, along with senior roles at Qatar Airways, Worldwide Flight Services and British

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28:39

245. "Changing the African Aviation Narrative"...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/04/13

In this episode of the podcast, we dive deep into the current priorities of Ethiopian Airlines, the hosts of the upcoming 11th AFRAA Aviation Stakeholders Convention, scheduled to take place 7-9th May in Addis Ababa. Together we discuss: How important the African has market been in making ET what it is today and what it will be tomorrow in the face of continued competition The latest news on Ethiopian's partnerships across Africa, especially Nigeria and the DRC. What informed the new development

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43:35

244. SAATM's role in driving intra-African...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/03/27

In this episode, we head to Dakar, Senegal to pay a visit to the Headquarters of The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), a specialist agency of the African Union. AFCAC is the executing agency of SAATM, the Single Africa Air Transport Market, which if successfully implemented could hold the key to a golden age of Aviation development on the continent. To discuss progress, challenges, and priorities, we are joined by the recipient of the 2021 AviaDev Ato Girma Wake lifetime award for an

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22:34

243. Understanding the opportunity of the growing...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/03/20

In this episode, we explore a solution that is growing in importance in Africa, namely ACMI, an acronym meaning Aircraft Crew Maintenance and Insurance, a form of leasing. Our guest is Dainius Staniulis, the Vice President of Commercial and Business Development at Avion Express, a provider of short and long-term leasing and charter solutions. In the episode, we discuss: The definition of ACMI and how it differs from the traditional means of operating on the continent. How big the ACMI market is

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19:25

242. Flysafair takes flight to the spice Island of...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/03/15

This episode is an exclusive interview with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer of FlySafair, a low-cost airline based in South Africa. Bookings were opened for a new flight to Zanzibar in the week of 13th March 2023 and in this interview, we set out to understand why now is the right time to launch the route, the traffic profile driving the route, an update on the fleet expansion and which other destinations are on the radar in the Southern African region. You can follow Kirby on LinkedIn here

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21:50

241. Diversifying revenue. Building Resilience....

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/03/13

In this episode, we preview the upcoming inaugural AviaDev Real Estate event, taking place alongside AviaDev Africa in Nairobi on 14th June 2023. The podcast provides more background on how real estate development could act as a catalyst for the successful future of many African airports. Marcel has contributed an article in Airport World, expanding on many of these topics, which you can access here Download the white paper here In the episode, we ask: Just how resilient is real estate and what

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22:37

240. Think Big. Start Small. Scale Fast. Improving...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/03/06

This episode was recorded on the sidelines of the ACI Africa event which took place in Kigali, Rwanda between 28th February and 2nd March 2023. I am joined by Adonis Succar is the Director of Business Development for MEA at SITA. SITA is the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology and has many customers on the African continent. In the podcast, we discuss: Passenger preferences. Are we all looking for a more contactless, digitally enabled journey? How

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17:22

239. Talking network, fleet and Arsenal with Yvonne...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/03/01

For this episode, you find me on location in the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda. AviaDev’s relationship with Rwanda and RwandAir goes back to 2016 when AviaDev was born in Kigali. My guest today is the CEO of RwandAir, Yvonne Manzi Makolo who took the reins of the airline in 2018. Yvonne comes from a telecommunications background rather than aviation, although she’s now firmly immersed in our community and the airline continues to develop with new routes, new aircraft, and a renewed focus on cargo

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22:34

238. Vulindlela The awakening of Aviation. Previewing...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/02/14

In this episode, we speak to George Mothema, the CEO of the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa or BARSA, who are a valuable partner for AviaDev and represent the interests of domestic, regional and international airlines serving South Africa to government and other stakeholders in the airline industry. In podcast 229, we briefly discussed the idea of an upcoming BARSA event. This is now a reality and in this episode we preview the event, which will take place at the wonderful Century

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36:06

237. Nigeria Air to be airborne in 2023? Michael...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/02/05

In this episode, AviaDev Africa shares an exclusive interview that was hosted, produced and published by AeroTime. In the interview, AeroTime Journalist and Africa correspondent Michael Jonga sat down in the AeroTime Studio with the Honourable Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Hadi Abubakar Sirika. key topics include: 🛫 The expected launch of Nigeria Air in the first quarter of 2023 and its ownership structure with Ethiopian Airlines. 🛫 The fallout from the legal action

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34:42

236. Rightsizing for growth in 2023 and beyond with...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2023/01/23

In the first episode of 2023, I am joined by 2 guests from Embraer Commercial Aviation, namely Stephane Hannemann, the VP of sales and marketing for The Middle East and Africa, who started his Embraer in the African market and has come full circle, and Akie Chabra, sales director, who joined the team in 2022, is based in Johannesburg and has a background in aviation and finance. Embraer boasts many customers on the African continent and continues to add new operators. In this episode, we

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14:56

235. Announcing a new route incentive programme with...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2022/12/13

For today’s episode, you find me on location in Istanbul. Back in 2019, we announced that AviaDev would be taking place on the treasure island of Madagascar in 2020 and we started working on the plans for the event. Little did we know that in March 2020, everyone’s lives would be turned upside down. The Ravinala Airports team has just announced a really innovative and proactive route incentive program for new routes to Antananarivo and Nosy Be airports. In the podcast, we discuss: The role and

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23:51

234. Talking new routes with Martin Gitonga, Head of...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2022/12/08

For today's episode, we take a flight to the home of AviaDev Africa 2023, Nairobi, Kenya to meet Martin Gitonga, Head of Network Planning and Alliances at Kenya Airways, an airline that plays a vital role in keeping Africa connected to itself and the wider world. In the last month, there have been some exciting new route announcements from the airline. These include a four-weekly flight from Mombasa to Dubai and a twice-weekly Accra- Dakar flight. In this podcast, we discuss: How 2022 has performed

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26:08

233. Recovering and developing the network with David...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2022/11/29

In this episode, we head back to Cape Town, the host city of AviaDev Africa 2022 to meet David King, Project Manager and Paul van den Brink, Aviation Liaison, from Cape Town Air Access team powered by WESGRO who have overseen a pretty incredible recovery of connectivity since the effects of the pandemic subsided earlier this year. In this episode, we take a look at the domestic, regional and international recovery and get a feel for what’s missing from the network. We also discuss the importance of

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22:31

232. Outlining TAAG's Intra-African expansion with...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2022/11/22

In this episode, we are joined by the CEO of TAAG Angola Airlines. TAAG is one of the most interesting airline stories out there currently as it is reinventing itself, expanding its fleet and network and restructuring itself ready for private investment. The man charged with leading this transformation is Eduardo Fairen Soria, an experienced pilot and airline executive who has been involved in numerous airline ventures around the globe. In this session, we meet the man himself, understand the vision

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22:12

231. Previewing the 54th AFRAA AGA with Maureen...

AviaDev Insight Africa ·

2022/11/17

Between 11th and 13th December, AFRAA (African Airlines Association) will host the 54th Annual General Assembly in Dakar, Senegal. In this podcast, Maureen joins me to preview the event and provide an outline of what AFRAA’s current priorities are for its members. Together we discuss: 🌍 How AFRAA's member airlines are performing? 🛫 The top 3 pressing issues AFRAA are occupied with currently? 🤝 Why the theme of the AGA is “Acing the roadmap to sustainable African aviation”? 🗣️ Who are some of

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