225. Unlocking new routes in Africa with e-flight with Christine Driessen, Lindo Tshuma and Marcel Langeslag, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)

🔮 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 paper on the subject, which can be downloaded here In the podcast, we discuss: 💡 What inspired the report and what it sets out to understand? 🌿 The sustainable technologies available currently  ✈️ Why e-flight, rather than SAF or hydrogen power craft? 🛫 How close we are to commercialised electric flights? 🚧 What are some of the barriers holding back the implementation? 💰 How will we fund the infrastructure required at an airport level? 🌍 What sort of connectivity could this technology offer Africa? 💡 How do we make it a reality? Is it simply a mixture of collaboration and cash? CONNECT WITH CHRISTINE CONNECT WITH LINDO CONNECT WITH MARCEL