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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 

Feb 5, 2023

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 taken by some of Nigeria's domestic airlines as a result.  

🛫 Developing connectivity to Nigeria and the Minister’s forecast of Nigeria seeing 50 to 60 million passengers per annum within the next decade under the Single African Air Transport Market?

🛫 Measures being put in place by the Nigerian government to prevent the build-up of unrepatriated airline ticket revenues.

🛫 Investments being made into Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure and personnel training.  

You can watch the full video interview on AeroTime, click here: https://youtu.be/XNqPyDYBLPo

Read the full interview publication on AeroTime, click here: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/exclusive-nigeria-air-expected-to-receive-aoc-for-q1-launch-breakeven-by-2026

To connect with Michael Jonga, click here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-jonga-719378183/

AeroTime is a global and digital multi-channel aviation hub that provides news, events, recruitment and advisory services to the aviation world.

Find out more about AeroTime here: https://www.aerotime.aero/

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