Oct 5, 2026

The latest updates impacting sub-Saharan African aviation. This episode covers a packed set of route launches, fleet moves, and network restructurings across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

Host Jon Howell is joined by Aviation Consultants, Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis to unpack several major airline stories, led...

Sep 30, 2026

Previewing the African Airlines Association 58th AGA with Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthe Ahead of the Annual General Assembly in Libreville, Gabon, Jon Howell caught up with the SG and together they cover the pressure points shaping African aviation right now, from fuel shocks and airspace disruption to...

Sep 29, 2026

Jambojet CEO and MD Karanja Ndegwa joins The AviaDev team to discuss the airline’s return to regional flying with its Entebbe route, why it suspended flights to Zanzibar, and how it plans to grow its fleet.

The conversation also covers Jambojet’s relationship with Kenya Airways and the economics shaping airline...

Sep 29, 2026

Kenya's Aviation sector is under pressure. How is the industry adapting to disruption?

In this episode, Engineer Liz Aluvanze, CEO of the Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO), and Chairperson Mbuvi Ngunze discuss how Kenyan air operators are responding to changes in humanitarian flying, rising aviation taxes, and...

Sep 29, 2026

What will it take for Kenya Airways to turn its business around? In this episode, Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial and Customer Officer at Kenya Airways, discusses the airline’s priorities: restoring grounded aircraft, improving reliability, rebuilding customer trust, and pursuing profitability.

The conversation...