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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 

Oct 20, 2022

This episode is a special joint episode recorded on location at the stunning Kruger Shalati, train on the bridge. 

I was joined by Kojo Bentum Williams, CEO of VoyagesAfriq travel media and host of the VA Tourism Podcast, which you can find here

Together we took the opportunity to discuss the symbiotic relationship...


Oct 13, 2022

🌍 This episode was recorded 13th October, live and on location at the 52nd AASA AGA, in Hermanus, Western Cape.

✈️ The Safair fleet continues to expand and the airline recently secured the right to serve 11 regional destinations. 

Together, Kirby and I discussed:

🛫 The next steps. What needs to happen to make...


Oct 12, 2022

🌍 In this episode, we head to west Africa, specifically Togo to speak with a friend of AviaDev, Nowel Ngala, Commercial and Ground Operations director at ASKY Airlines, a private and profitable airline with a strategic partnership with Ethiopian airlines.

In the podcast, we discuss:

🛫 Why now is the right time to...


Oct 7, 2022

🔮 Today we are taking a leap into the future as we attempt to understand the opportunity offered to African aviation from new technologies, specifically e-flight. 

At AviaDev in June 2022, the NACO team delivered a thought-provoking session on this topic, which can be viewed here

Accompanying the podcast is a white...


Oct 4, 2022

In this episode, we visit the beautiful country of Namibia to preview the upcoming Namibia Aviation and connectivity forum, which will take place November 16-18 in Windhoek. 

I am joined by the CEO of the Namibia Airports Company, Mr Bisey Uirab and Verengai Ruswa, the Project Lead for the event. 

In the episode, we...