AviaDev Insight Africa

AviaDev Insight is the first podcast dedicated to the African aviation industry.

We bring prominent industry voices to the table to establish the "ground truth" in an informal and candid fashion.

The podcast was created by Jon Howell, Founder and Managing Director of AviaDev Africa, Africa's premier event dedicated to developing air connectivity.

Find out more about AviaDev Africa, www.aviadev.com

220. Throwback to AviaDev Africa 2017. Ato Girma Wake receives the lifetime achievement award

Jul 15, 2022

A real highlight of the event is presenting the Ato Girma Wake Award for an outstanding contribution to route development in Africa.

This year's winner was Sanjeev Gadhia CEO of Astral aviation and that episode is freely available on the podcast as episode 212.

However, we couldn't resist dipping into the back catalog...

219. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 5. "Implementing practical technology to propel African aviation" moderated by Refilwe Ledwaba, Founder, Girls Fly Programme for Africa

Jul 5, 2022

🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022.

📲 The topic was "Implementing practical technology to propel African aviation"

✈️ How can airlines and airports take advantage of accessible, affordable technologies and an ever more connected world to deliver cost savings and...

218. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event series. Panel session 1. "Building profitable, sustainable and equitable airline partnerships" moderated by Ato Girma Wake, AviaDev Patron and Board Chairman, Ethiopian Airlines

Jul 5, 2022

🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022.

🤝 The topic was "Building profitable, sustainable and equitable airline partnerships"

🛫 The recent past has seen an increasing trend towards interlining and co-operation between airlines. How are these performing and what are...

217. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 4. "Where are the opportunities for the OEMs in Africa?" moderated by Joanna Bailey, Managing Editor, Simple Flying

Jul 5, 2022

🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022.

📦 The topic was "Where are the opportunities for the OEMs in Africa?"

✈️ How will the African fleet mix develop? Is the freighter business here to stay? What role will sustainability play in the future of African aviation?

216. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event series. Panel session 3. Diversifying African airport revenue to build resilience moderated by Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)

Jul 5, 2022

🎤 This is a live session recording from the 1st July at AviaDev Africa 2022.

💵 The topic was "Diversifying African airport revenue to build resilience"

✈️ 72% of operating revenue at African airports is derived from aeronautical sources. Covid exposed the need for airports to diversify their revenue,...