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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 

Nov 26, 2025

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In this episode, we feature Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary-General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), as she begins her second term. 

Host Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of...


Nov 24, 2025

In this episode, we feature the exciting development of Cape Winelands Airport in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Jon is joined by Mark Wilkinson, Director, and together, they discuss the project's inception, environmental impact assessment approval, collaboration with Cape Town Air Access, NACO, and Growthpoint, and...


Nov 8, 2025

In this episode, we cover the latest route and fleet developments in African aviation.

Topics include:

SAA's new Johannesburg - Gaborone route and fleet RFP

Proflight Zambia's new Maun route via Livingstone 

Airlink's new Zanzibar route from June on E2 
Airlink to Nacala from Feb 2026
Airlink is increasing Blantyre to...


Nov 6, 2025

In this episode of AviaDev Insight Africa, host Jon Howell speaks with three inspirational AviaDev ambassadors—Mahek Shah, Usman Cisse, and Ellah Wafula about their experiences at the recent ICAO Next Generation of Aviation Professionals event in Durban, August 2025.

Supported by Airlink, these young aviators not only...


Nov 2, 2025

In this episode of AviaDev Insight Africa, Jon welcomes SAA's CCO, Tebogo Tsimane. 

Together, they dive into SAA's upcoming 4th November route launch, Johannesburg to Gaborone, and explore the strategic and operational reasons behind this move.

They then move into a discussion around  SAA's fleet expansion and...