All Episodes

June's AviaDev Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

380. Washington Dulles International Airport. The natural gateway between Africa and the United States?

379. From Runways to Real Estate: Unlocking Airport Investment Opportunities in Africa with NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)

378. The May 2026 AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

377. AviaDev's Connectivity update for April 2026. Etihad's 6 new Africa routes and key airline moves

376. Air Ghana: Exploring new horizons with Jonathan Appiah, Head of Corporate Affairs

375. Gateway to Opportunities: Botswana's connectivity ambitions with Capt. Thuto Toise, CEO, Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB)

374. Focus Africa: IATA's Kamil Al-Awadhi's vision for a brighter aviation future

373. AviaDev's March 2026 Connectivity Update with Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis

372. From Reputation to Revenue: Building a strong airline brand with Rahsaan Johnson, brand expert

371. Live stage session at BARSA: Leadership Dialogue: Reframing Africa's Aviation Narrative with Prof. Bonang Mohale & Hamish Erskine, CEO, Dube Trade Port

370. ValueJet. Innovating to stay ahead by creating Viki - Their AI concierge powered by Kiu

369. AviaDev's February 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

368. Connecting Africa with Embraer. A recap of the top 10 unserved intra sub-Saharan African routes with Theo Wensink, Head of Airline Marketing, Middle East and Africa

367. Introducing Mentortude with Chidozie Uzoezie, Founder, African Aviation Group

366. The Bishoftu Airport Project. The start of Africa's connectivity revolution? With Miretab Tesfaye, Aviation Consultant

365. Exploring South Africa's aviation landscape and counting down to BARSA 2026 with George Mothema, CEO

364. From Accra to the World. Outlining Africa World Airlines' Fleet and Route Growth with Sohail Mahmood, Chief Operating Officer

363. January's AviaDev Africa Connectivity update and 2025 Awards announcements

362. Cape Town's Hub Potential : Insights from Katherine Nicholls, MSc Air Transport Management Graduate

361. AviaDev Insight Africa Awards 2025

360. AviaDev's December 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

359. Fortifying African Airlines: Pathways to Financial Health with Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial

358. Is AFCAC delivering on its bold aviation ambitions? A conversation with Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General

357. From Vision to Reality: The Cape Winelands Airport Journey with Mark Wilkinson, Director

356. AviaDev's November 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

355. Bridging the gap. Reflections on the ICAO NGAP event with 3 AviaDev Ambassadors

354. To Gaborone and Beyond: Exploring SAA's New Horizons with Tebogo Tsimane, CCO

353. Building a better connected and more resilient future for African aviation with SITA

352. From Angola to the World. An update on TAAG's transformation with Miguel Carneiro, CCO

351. Connecting Africa: A new era of regional expansion for Proflight Zambia with Keira Langford-Johnson, Business Development Director

350. AviaDev's October 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially. PART TWO

349. AviaDev's October 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially. PART ONE

348. From The Gambia to The World with Haddy Faal, Senior Marketing and Communications Officer at The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority

347. AviaDev's September 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

346. Dressed for Success: ACMI explained through The Tuxedo Framework with Andrew Lester, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering

345. AviaDev's July 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

344. Slow and Steady Wins the Skies: The ASKY Airlines' Journey with Martial Date Tevi-Benissan, Commercial Director

343. Dreams Delivered: Flightlink's recent regional expansion with Munawer Dhirani, Managing Director

342. (Re)-Introducing The Fighter Pilot and CEO podcast

341. Introducing FlySafair's latest innovation, Lindi, and talking all things fleet and network with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer

340. AviaDev's June 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

339. AviaDev Tourism and Aviation Connectivity Forum 25 Panel session: Moving the needle: Driving policy change to improve air access

338. AviaDev Tourism and Aviation Connectivity Forum 25 Panel session: The power of partnership: How airports, destinations and airlines collaborate to grow connectivity

AviaDev Africa 25 Panel session: Flightpath to growth: Rethinking ownership, market access and unlocking capital for African airlines

AviaDev Africa 25 Panel Session "Maximising non-aeronautical revenue: Balancing revenue growth, efficiency and customer service experience in Africa's airports"

AviaDev Africa 25 Panel session: Beyond the Headwinds: Navigating rising costs, finance hurdles and supply chain challenges for African airlines

AviaDev Africa 25 Panel Session "AI: Friend or Foe?"

AviaDev Africa 25 Panel session: Sweating the assets: Maximising efficiency in airline network planning

Celebrating Excellence. Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines receives the Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award

Aviation Financing in Africa: How African Airlines Are Transforming Fleet Financing with Tristan Brouard, ACC Aviation

AviaDev's May 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

329. From Mobile Money to AI. The future of airline payments with Network International

328. From Risk to Resilience. The Insurance and Safety Nexus with AI12

327. Transforming Somalia's Skies and Revenues with Navpass

326. Driving non-aeronautical revenues and customer satisfaction at African Airports with NACO

325. Sustainability in the air. Volume Two with Dirk Singer, Author, SimpliFlying

324. AviaDev's April 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

323. Unlocking efficiency: Ensuring African airports are future ready with Selim Bouri, SITA

322. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel revolution with AfriSAF's Kwame Bekoe

321. African Skies and Beyond: Introducing the New Deutsche Aircraft D328eco.

320. AviaDev's March 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

319. Rodger Foster's farewell speech. BARSA Conference, 14 March 2025

318. AviaDev's February 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

317. Discover Airlines: Milestones reached and future plans for Africa's skies

316. Previewing the Tourism and Aviation Connectivity Forum (New for AviaDev 2025)

315. Previewing the BARSA (Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa) Aviation Summit 2025 with George Mothema, CEO

314. Navigating Aviation Insurance in Africa: Insights and Best Practices with Solus Insurance Brokers

313. Financing Africa's Skies: Challenges and Solutions with Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial

312. AviaDev's January 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially,

311. From Black Box to Glass Box: How AI is set to revolutionize airline revenue management with RTS (Revenue Technology Services)

310. The 2024 AviaDev Connectivity Update Awards with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

309. Book Release "Strategies for Sustainable Air Service Development" with Editors Chrystal Zhang, Associate Professor, RMIT University and Dr Kareem Yarde, Air transport and tourism consultant

308. Zanzibar's new horizons. Outlining the vision with Arif Abbas, Executive Secretary, Zanzibar Commission for Tourism

307. AviaDev's November 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Behramjee Ghadially, and special guest Joao Po Jorge

306. Unveiling Zanzibar's Aviation Ambitions with Seif Juma, Director General, Zanzibar Airports Authority

305. Leadership in African Aviation: A deep dive with Jacob Rogers

304. AviaDev's October 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant

303. TAAG Angola's fleet transformation and network expansion with Miguel Carneiro, Chief Commercial Officer, TAAG Angola Airlines

302. Previewing the Cape Town - Windhoek route and celebrating 10 years of FlySafair with Elmar Conradie, CEO, FlySafair

301. The 2024 AviaDev Ambassadors. "Your journey is defined by the heights you dare to dream."

300. Exploring the Horizons: Uncovering Africa's Unserved Air Routes with Geert Lemaire, Marketing Director, Market Intelligence, Airbus

299. Connecting SADC and more new routes on the horizon. A conversation with Ms Lulu Rasebotsa, CEO, Air Botswana

298. Unlocking the digitalization opportunity at African airports with Adonis Succar, Vice President of Business Management for the Middle Eastern Africa at SITA

297. AviaDev's September 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Lorne Philpot, aviation journalist

296. AviaDev's August 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant

295. A game changer for Africa? Air Asia to launch Kuala Lumpur - Nairobi. An overview of why Nairobi and why now with Paul Carroll, Chief Commercial Officer, Air Asia Group

294. AviaDev's July 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant

293. Protecting profitability. Finding the right insurance solution with Denis Kulikov, Deputy CEO, AI12

292. The evolution of representation and distribution for African airlines with Achma Asokan, Group CEO, Airlinepros

291. Reducing the cost of distribution for African airlines by harnessing the power of technology and Artificial Intelligence with Richard Ortega, Commercial Director EMEA, KIU System Solutions

290. Presenting the airport real estate opportunity. Previewing AviaDev Real Estate with Marcel Langeslag and Nelly Alandou, NACO

289. AviaDev's May 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Dr James Pearson, Analyst, Simple Flying

288. The future of travel catering and retailing is already here with Nomusa Khumalo, Chief Customer Officer at Tourvest Retail Services

287. Engaging tourism stakeholders in air route development with Jillian Blackbeard, CEO of Africa's Eden

286. Hunting in packs. Previewing the AviaDev Air Route Development Masterclass for Tourism Stakeholders with Natalia Rosa, Tourism Project Lead at the SADC Business Council Tourism Alliance

285. A new airline for Africa. A deep dive into Norse Atlantic Airways' new Cape Town Route, with Philip Allport, Senior Vice President of Communications

284. Protecting the passenger and generating ancillary revenue for African Airlines, with Nick Ashton and Andrew Ridgway, Protect Group

283. AviaDev's April 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant

282. Aviation as a force for good. The story of relocating 2 rescued lions to Africa with Will Travers OBE, Founder and Executive President of the Born Free Foundation

281. AviaDev's March 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Tatenda Karuwa, Journalist, Simple Flying

280. An introduction to Aviation Week Africa 2024 with Hellen Mwamba

279. The Wild Africa Fund. How aviation stakeholders can harness the power of media and influencers to drive awareness of wildlife conservation and attract a new generation of passengers with Peter Knights OBE, CEO

278. Previewing 2024's BARSA summit with George Mothema, CEO

277. The February AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant

276. Kenya Airways' updated connectivity strategy with Martin Gitonga, Head of Network Planning and Alliances

275. Improving accessibility and communication for differently able travellers in Africa with Victo Nalule, Founder, Tunaweza Foundation

274. The impact of aeropolitics on air connectivity in Africa with Dr. Namhla Tshetu, Executive Manager for Corporate Services at Airlink

273. The January AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and James Pearson, Aviation analyst, Simple Flying

272. Reinventing fuel with Zero. A huge opportunity for Africa with Kwame Bekoe, Commercial Director

271. The African aircraft market. Identifying trends for 2024 and beyond with Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial

270. The December AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant

269. Understanding Namibia's connectivity ambitions with Bisey Uirab, CEO, Namibia Airports Company

268. Announcing 3 new regional routes for FlyNamibia with Andre Compion, Managing Director

267. Sustainability in the air. Understanding the African opportunity with Dirk Singer, Head of Sustainability

266. The October AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant and Tatenda Karuwa, Simple Flying

265. A focus on fifth freedom opportunities, rules of engagement and new intra-African routes with Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)

264. "Strides to Transform Aviation for Development" Previewing the AFRAA AGA with Abderahmane Berthe, Secretary General, AFRAA

263. discover airlines' African dream, with Helmut Woelfel, Chief Commercial Officer

262. Previewing FlySafair's regional expansion with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer

261. flydubai adds Mombasa and outlines ambitious African growth plans, with Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, flydubai

260. The AviaDev Insight Connectivity Update. A deep dive into air route developments on the African continent, with Sean Mendis, independent aviation consultant

259. A new airport for Africa. Previewing the New Luanda Airport investor presentation with Ricardo Viegas D'Abreu Minister of Transport, The Republic of Angola

258. Rodger Foster receives the 2023 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award

257. AviaDev Africa 2023 Route Development Panel. Designing a Sustainable Route Development Plan: How to attract and Retain Airlines in Africa

256. AviaDev Africa 2023 OEM panel. How Original Equipment Manufacturers have helped airlines adapt their strategies to deliver new routes and revenue streams during and after the pandemic

255. AviaDev Africa 2023 CEO panel. Profit before planet? Navigating investment in environmental solutions amidst financial challenges

254. Panel Session 3, AviaDev Africa. Innovating for Success. How technology is driving efficiency, building resilience and improving profitability across the African Aviation Industry

253: AviaDev Real Estate: Creating a Winning Formula for Airport Hotels in Africa: Understanding the Requirements for Success

252. Understanding the benefits of implementing a comprehensive MRO system for your airline with Brett Preston, and Esenthren Govender, Executives at Technodyn International

251. Simplifying payments and preventing fraud for African airlines with Judy Waruiru, Managing Director, DPO Pay

250. How Kiu System Solutions is supporting African airlines to widen their distribution whilst lowering their costs with Rodger Whittle, Commercial Director for Africa at Kiu

249. Developing Africa's human capital with Kassie Yimam,President, Ethiopian Aviation University

248. Outlining Lufthansa's expansion in Africa with Kevin Markette, General Manager East Africa at the Lufthansa Group

247. Exploring Kenya's connectivity with Jacob Bwana, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Kenya Airports Authority

246. Delivering operational and technological innovations to build business resilience with Javed Malik, INK Innovation

245. "Changing the African Aviation Narrative" Talking all things Ethiopian Airlines and Previewing the AFRAA Stakeholders Convention with Ato Mesfin Tasew Bekele, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines and Mr Abderahmane Berthe, SG, AFRAA

244. SAATM's role in driving intra-African connectivity with Madame Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General, AFCAC

243. Understanding the opportunity of the growing ACMI market in Africa with Dainius Staniulis, the Vice President of Commercial and Business Development, Avion Express

242. Flysafair takes flight to the spice Island of Zanzibar. With Kirby Gordon, CMO

241. Diversifying revenue. Building Resilience. Previewing AviaDev Real Estate with Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa, Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO)

240. Think Big. Start Small. Scale Fast. Improving passenger experience at African airports with Adonis Succar, Director of Business Development, MEA at SITA

239. Talking network, fleet and Arsenal with Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of RwandAir

238. Vulindlela The awakening of Aviation. Previewing the BARSA conference with George Mothema, CEO

237. Nigeria Air to be airborne in 2023? Michael Jonga, AeroTime in conversation with Honourable Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Hadi Abubakar Sirika

236. Rightsizing for growth in 2023 and beyond with Stephan Hannemann, VP, sales and marketing MEA and Akie Chhabra, Sales Director- Africa, Embraer

235. Announcing a new route incentive programme with Tatamo Rakotozafy, Head of Aeronautical Activities at Ravinala Airports, Madagascar

234. Talking new routes with Martin Gitonga, Head of network planning and alliances, Kenya Airways

233. Recovering and developing the network with David King and Paul van den brink from the Cape Town Air Access team

232. Outlining TAAG's Intra-African expansion with Eduardo Fairen Soria, CEO

231. Previewing the 54th AFRAA AGA with Maureen Kahonge, Senior Manager Business Development and Communications

230. A destinations role in attracting retaining and supporting airline development with Bronwen Auret, Chief Quality Assurance Officer at South African Tourism

229. Plotting a course to attract and retain international air services in South Africa with George Mothema, CEO of Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA).

228. Mind the gap! How to bring aviation and tourism stakeholders in Africa closer together with Kojo Bentum-Williams, CEO of VoyagesAfriq

227. New routes on the horizon for FlySafair with Kirby Gordon, CMO

226. ASKY Airlines. Previewing a new route and looking towards further connecting West and Central Africa with Nowel Ngala, Commercial and Ground Operations Director.

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

224. Reimagining Namibia's Aviation Landscape. A preview of the Namibia Aviation and Connectivity Forum with Bisey Uirab, CEO of NAC and Verengai Ruswa, Project lead

223. Sean Mendis. Looking back at 10 years of Africa World Airlines- an African aviation success story

222. Aaron Munetsi, CEO Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and Tatum Kok, Aviation Analyst. A look back on the first year and a sneak preview of the upcoming AASA AGA

221. A spotlight on Kuva Air, with Chairman, James Saruchera. Emerging from the cocoon and spreading its wings

220. Throwback to AviaDev Africa 2017. Ato Girma Wake receives the lifetime achievement award

219. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 5. "Implementing practical technology to propel African aviation" moderated by Refilwe Ledwaba, Founder, Girls Fly Programme for Africa

218. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event series. Panel session 1. "Building profitable, sustainable and equitable airline partnerships" moderated by Ato Girma Wake, AviaDev Patron and Board Chairman, Ethiopian Airlines

217. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 4. "Where are the opportunities for the OEMs in Africa?" moderated by Joanna Bailey, Managing Editor, Simple Flying

216. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event series. Panel session 3. Diversifying African airport revenue to build resilience moderated by Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)

215. AviaDev Africa 2022 event series. Panel session 2. Air cargo's role in route development in Africa moderated by John Grant, Partner AviaDev Consult powered by MIDAS aviation

214. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event Series. PANEL SESSION 6. Financing African Airlines moderated by Sean Mendis, Aviation Expert.

213. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event Series. Future Leaders Session. How can aviation mitigate its impact on climate change with Mahek, Thabiso and Ronnie

212. AviaDev Africa 2022 Event Series. Sanjeev Gadhia. The recipient of the 2022 Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award

211. Talking Agility, Stability and Diversification with Mesfin Tasew, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines

210. Talking all things Kruger Mpumulanga International airport with CEO Grant Ponting. Big ambitions for the airport at the gateway to the World's most famous game reserve

209. Aviation Co-ordination Services supporting Africa to digitise its aviation operations with CEO, Duke Badisheng Phahla.

208. Deploying technology to drive African airline profitability and improve the onboard passenger experience with Francois Chazelle, SITA for Aircraft

207. Growing Boeing's African footprint with President, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, Kuljit Ghata-Aura

206. Driving Intra-Africa connectivity with the single-aisle sector. A deep dive with Geert Lemaire, market intelligence and consulting director at Airbus.

Wet leasing as a tool to support growth. A new opportunity for Africa? Featuring Dainius Staniulis, Avion Express

Harnessing the power of the cloud to ensure a seamless arrival experience with Tom Marten, Travizory and Alan Renaud, Principle Secretary for Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Republic of Seychelles

Outlining Cemair's fleet and network expansion plans with Miles van der Molen, CEO and Paul Botes, CCO

Episode 202. 5 major trends shaping the next 30 years of African aviation development with Patrick Baudis, VP at Mitsubishi Advisory Services

5 trends driving airport resilience in 2022 with Marcel Langeslag, Director Aviation Africa, Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO)

Episode 200. A new dawn for Guinea's aviation sector with Namory Camara, Managing Director of SOGEAC

Episode 199. Appreciating the symbiotic relationship between aviation and tourism with Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Conservation, Republic of Kenya. Honourable Najib Balala

Episode 198. Moving beyond the crisis with Abderahmane Berthe, AFRAA, Secretary General and Allan Kilavuka, Kenya Airways CEO.

Episode 197. Introducing Eswatini Air with Commercial Director, Xavier Masule

Episode 196. From surviving to thriving. Plotting a course for African airport recovery with Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, ACI Africa

Episode 195. From piloting to podcasting. Bryan Roseveare and Ryan Parrock, Co-hosts of the Bryanair podcast.

Episode 194. Mr Abdérahmane Berthé, Secretary General, African Airlines Association (AFRAA), plotting a way out of the crisis

Episode 193. Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer, FlySafair. Spreading our wings beyond SA's borders

Episode 192. Simon Newton-Smith Interim CCO, South African Airways. Growth through partnerships

Epsiode 191. A spotlight on Walk for love Africa, 12th February with Toni Ukachukwu

Episode 190. Jenifer Bamuturaki, CEO, Uganda Airlines. Network, fleet and strategic plans for 2022 and beyond

Episode 189. Sylvain Bosc, CEO, Avico. ACMI in Africa. A simple and immediate solution to African airlines' woes.

Episode 188 with Dirk Singer: Understanding The Impact of The Omicron Variant

Episode 187. Sean Mendis, Aviation Expert. The future of African Aviation

Episode 186. Nuno Pereira, CEO, Bestfly and Sameer Adam, Senior Vice President, ACIA Aero Leasing. New aircraft means new opportunities for one of Africa's most diversified and resilient aviation companies

Episode 185. Rodger Foster, CEO/MD, Airlink. Talking partnerships, fleet, sustainability and the future

Episode 183, Jeremy Springall, Vice President, SITA AT BORDERS. Could SITA's new digital travel declaration solution unlock travel?

Episode 184. Tom Kok, Director, AviAssist Foundation. Previewing the Safety in African Aviation Conference

Episode 182. Meir Hadassi-Turner, Founder and CEO, AeroCRS. Changing passenger behaviour and how airlines must adapt, plus a preview of the virtual customer's conference

Episode 181. Kingsley Okoli, winner of the African aviators quiz powered by Embraer. Solutions to support the next generation to soar.

Episode 180. Skyheroes Africa. Featuring Sean Mendis, Aaron Munetsi and Kwame Bekoe

Episode 179, Javier Alija, Head of Network Planning and Alliances, Etihad. 3 new routes for Africa as the carrier spreads its wings

Episode 178. Thomas Kgokolo, Interim CEO, South African Airways. The rebirth of a national airline

Episode 177. Previewing the Aviators Africa Tower Awards with Toni Ukachukwu

Episode 176. Introducing the African Aviators Webinar Series powered by Embraer

Episode 175. Introducing The Future Flying Forum

Episode 174. Moses Ngwanah, Chief Operations Officer, GS Aviation. The way forward for African aviation

Episode 173. Introducing Eurowings Discover and their big plans for African expansion

Episode 172. Financing African Aviation. Panel session from ISHKA + Africa briefing. 8th July 2021

Episode 171. Jon Ayache, CEO, Lift. Disrupting and reinventing the airline industry through innovation.

Episode 170. Harnessing the power of technology to improve profitability across the value chain. Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

Episode 169. The changing role of the tourism authority in route development. Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

Epsode 168. What happens when a national airline fails? Panel session from AviaDev Africa 2021

Episode 167. How Navpass has modernised and monetised South Sudan's airspace

Episode 166. Matheus Piorino and Vadims Fokins, Embraer. Why now is the right time to rightsize to support intra-African connectivity

Episode 165. Moses Mwangi, CEO, 748 Air Services Ltd. Global launch customer of the De Havilland Simplified Package Freighter solution

Episode 164. Shawn Richards, Founder and CEO, ink Aviation. Technology's role in the aviation recovery

Episode 163. Nick Ashton, Dohop. The future of aviation partnerships

Episode 161. Cellpoint Digital. The changing face of payments in aviation

Episode 162. Collins Aerospace. The future is bright. The future is Africa

Episode 160. Nowel Ngala, Chairman, Aero-political committee, AFRAA. Exploring the impact of heavy taxes and charges on African aviation

Episode 159. How technology supported the launch of lift, South Africa's newest airline, during the pandemic.

Episode 158. Aviation Talkshow SkyHeroes_The March Edition

Episode 157. An audience with Sanjeev Ghadia, CEO, Astral Aviation

Episode 156 with Dirk Singer. How will we fly this summer?

Episode 155. An AviaDev Ambassador reunion

Episode 154. An audience with Abdérahmane Berthé, Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA)

Episode 153. Daniel Silke. Political economy analyst. The outlook for Africa in 2021 and beyond

Episode 151. Max Gosney, Portfolio Director, GHI. A look ahead to Digital Reconnect Africa

Episode 152. An audience with Sean Mendis, Aviation expert.

Episode 150. Capt. Gilbert Kibe, Director General, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Plotting a course for 2021 and beyond.

Episode 149. AviaDev's 2020 in a nutshell with Jon Howell

Episode 148. Chidozie Uzoezie. The origin story and mission of the African Aviation Group

Episode 147. An audience with Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Director advocacy and strategic relations, IATA

Episode 146. Sakhile Reiling and Tom Kok. Improving the safety culture in African aviation

Episode 145. Peter Davies, Founder, Airline Management Group Ltd. Reflections on experiences at SAA and a lifetime of turnarounds

Episode 144, Chamsou Andjorin, Coordinator, African Aviation Industry Group. What to expect from the AAIG Aeropolitical forum

Episode 143. Rodger Foster, CEO and MD of Airlink. Rethinking the business for a brighter future

Episode 142. A live audience with Ato Girma Wake, AviaDev Patron.

Episode 141. Arpad Szakal, Career Transition Coach. How to navigate career turbulence

Epsiode 140. Derek Nseko, World Airnews. Where next for African aviation?

Episode 139. David Aher, Managing Director, Tuscar. The aero clinic is open for appointments

Episode 137. Rob Bor and Aedrian Bekker The Centre for Aviation Psychology. Let's talk about mental health

Episode 138. Raphael Kuuchi, Special Envoy to Africa on Aeropolitical affairs, IATA. Where next for African Aviation?

Episode 136. Transforming the airline business by embracing digital solutions with Miretab Tesfaye, Director Group Integrated Marketing Communications, Ethiopian Airlines

Epsiode 135. Marcel Langeslag, Director of Aviation Africa, NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants. Understanding the importance of "propensity to fly" in the current environment

Episode 134. Dr Nadiir Bheekhun, Founder and Managing Director, AeroNAD Group and Gavin Eccles, Professor of Aviation and Tourism Management. Reinventing Africa's competitive advantage

Episode 133. Somi Arian, Tech Philosopher, international speaker, filmmaker and LinkedIn top voice. A glimpse into the future of work, aviation and Africa

Episode 132. Mehmet Keyvan, CEO Keyvan Aviation. Delivering an antibacterial cabin crew uniform solution to replace PPE

Episode 131. Wrenelle Stander, CEO of Comair Ltd. Navigating headwinds

Episode 130. James and Hugo Hill, TRM. Understanding the full cost of airline insurance

Episode 129. Gidon Novick. Why now is the right time to launch a new domestic airline in South Africa

Episode 128. WEBINAR. Beyond Covid-19. Actionable solutions to rebuild African Airlines

Episode 127. Hon. Minister of Transport, The Republic of Angola. A new aircraft heralding a new dawn?

Episode 126. Ivana Alvares- Marshall, Governor of The African Section Ninety Nines. We need to talk about mental health

Episode 125. Rui Carreira, CEO, TAAG Angola Airlines. New aircraft. New strategy?

Episode 124. Thomas Perkins, CEO, Navpass. Optimising and monetising sovereign aerospace

Episode 123. The Rise of Sanitized Air Travel with Shashank Nigam

Episode 122. WEBINAR. Restructuring and realigning airline finance and operations during Covid-19

Episode 121. WEBINAR. The future of MICE Tourism in Africa post Covid-19

Episode 120. The airport viewpoint. How can African airports diversify their income to include non-aeronautical revenues?

Episode 119. The African Tourism Approach to Covid-19

Episode 118. The view from the top. African aviation industry leaders webinar

Episode 117. The African Airline response to COVID-19. An existential crisis for the industry?

Episode 116. Shingai George, Aviation professional and technology enthusiast. Undertsanding the future applications of new technologies within aviation.

Episode 115. Martin Gitonga, Head of Network planning and Alliances, Kenya Airways. A glimpse into KQ's future

Episode 114. Tiana Rasamimanana, President GS Airlines, Madagascar. A new player in the Indian Ocean

Episode 113. Alan Peaford MBE, Chairman, Aviation Africa. A sneak preview

Episode 112. Andrew Bourne. Introducing AviaDev Recruit

Episode 111. Ciaran Wilson, Head of Sales, Middle East and Africa, Cellpoint Digital. How a digital approach is Africa's opportunity to "leapfrog"

Episode 110. Moritz Breickmann, Investment Director, AIIM. How attractive is aviation infrastructure as an investment proposition?

Episode 109, Ogaga Udjo, Managing Director ZA logics. How can African airlines stop the bleeding?

Episode 108. Alexander Herring, Regional Director, ADB Safegate and private sector liaison specialist, World Bank. Infrastructure development and investment in African aviation

Episode 107. Sasha Yusufali and Volker Münster, Nordic Aviation Capital. The aircraft leasing environment in Africa

Episode 106. Dirk Singer, creative director at SimpliFlying. Flight shame and sustainability of aviation.

Episode 105. David Gunnarsson, CEO Dohop. Adopting virtual interlining technology to improve cooperation in African aviation?

Episode 104. Alex MacPhail, First Officer, South African Airways. What are the secrets of high performance teams?

Episode 103. Stuart Barwood, Director, Strategic Partnerships for airlines and travel at Forter. Fraud and Aviation- a deep dive

Episode 102, Raul Villaron, Vice President Sales, Middle East and Africa, Embraer Commercial. Doubling down on Africa

Episode 100. Somas Appavou, CEO Air Mauritius. Investing in the future for growth

Episode 101. SAATM. Where to from here?

Episode 99. Mario Chaves, Deputy CEO, Cabo Verde Airlines. Uncovering their big plans for Africa

Episode 98. Claire Beastall, Training Capacity Building Provider, TRAFFIC and ROUTES. What can the African aviation industry do to reduce wildlife trafficking?

Episode 97. James Kellett, St Helena Airport. How aviation was a game changer for the Island

Episode 96. Mugabe Isaac. Aircraft Dispatcher. My personal journey and why Africa needs Cheetahs not Hippos

Episode 95. Zoe Rajohnson, Commercial and Marketing Director and Nicolas Deviller, Deputy CEO, Ravinala Airports. Introducing the hosts of AviaDev Africa 2020

Episode 94. Rick Taylor, CEO of The Business Tourism Company and Esayas Woldemariam, Deputy CEO, Ethiopian Airlines. ET's move into hotel development and the key challenges facing the airline

Episode 93. Simon Neveling. Chief Pilot and Head of Operations, Flywestair. From Namibia to the World.

Episode 92. Gaurav Agarwal, Former Head of International network planning and fleet development at South African Airways. Is an internal merger the way forward for South Africa's national carrier

Episode 91. Mama J, CEO, Mama J Aviation Consult. Africa's cabin crew. How do they stack up?

Episode 90, Frederico Fernandes, Project Manager, Global Investment in Aviation Summit. Why now is the time to invest in African aviation

Episode 89. Dirk Singer, Creative Director, SimpliFlying. The role of social media and influencers in airline marketing

Episode 88. Allan Kilavuka, CEO, Jambojet. Delivering growth in a competitive environment

Episode 87. Prof. Rui Castro e Quadros and Prof. Gavin Eccles. Harnessing education for a prosperous and sustainable African aviation industry

Episode 86, Richard Powell and Chakib Cherif, flyWestaf. Connecting West Africa from The Gambia

Episode 85. Sean Mendis, Chief Operating Officer, Africa World Airlines. Partnerships, Interlining and collaboration in West Africa.

Episode 84. Jim Belemu, CEO, Mahogany Air. Connecting Zambia and beyond

Episode 83. Laura Jo Barker, Co-Founder. GlobalPilotSource.com An innovative approach to pilot recruitment

Episode 82. Dikko Nwachukwu, CEO jetWest Airways. Launching Nigeria's newest airline

Episode 81. Dr. Emanuel Chaves, CEO, Aeroportos de Mozambique. Opening Mozambique to the World

Episode 80. Joao Po Jorge, CEO, LAM Mozambique. Competing in a liberalised environment.

Episode 79. Anita Mendiratta, Tourism development expert. Bridging the tourism development gap in Africa

Episode 78. Rampa Rammopo, CEO Lanseria Airport. How to successfully operate and grow a private airport in Africa

Episode 77. Jeremy Robinson, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams. African Aviation Liberalisation. One Step at a Time?

Epsiode 76. Joep Ellers, Head of Airline Marketing Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, Airbus. Is Africa the land of opportunity for aviation growth?

Episode 75. Mr Ni Lu, Managing Director of G&W Consulting. How China views the African opportunity

Episode 74. Max Gosney, Portfolio Director, GHI International. An insight into the World of Ground Handling in Africa

Episode 73. Mathias Okolimong, Founder and Managing Director, Fly East Africa. Spotlight on aviation in Uganda

Episode 72. Tom Kok. Director, AviAssist Foundation. Safety as the bedrock of aviation in Africa

Episode 71. Jesse-Alex Oparachi Omenazu. Could unbundling air fares solve Nigeria's aviation woes?

Episode 68. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, Nigeria. Nigeria's aviation sector is open for business

Episode 70. Nunurai Ndawana, PR and Communications expert. The power of communication in African Aviation

Episode 69. Prof. Marina Novelli, Univeristy of Brighton and Judy Kepher-Gona, Founder, Sustainable Tourism Agenda. How to engage aviation in the drive for a sustainable travel industry

Episode 67. Linden Birns, Founding Partner, BHK Crisis Communications. The shifting sands of crisis communications in a digital age.

Episode 66. Alexander Nwuba, Aviation executive and entrepreneur. Is Africa prime territory for Chinese aircraft manufacturers?

Episode 65. Jean Paul Boutibou, Vice President - EMEA, Russia, CIS & Indian Ocean, Bombardier. The importance of Africa

Episode 64. Jon Howell, Founder and CEO, AviaDev. My passion for Africa and desire to create impact

Episode 63. Chris Zweigenthal, CEO AASA and Raphael Kuuchi, Special Envoy to Africa on Aero-Political Affairs, IATA. A lifetime in African aviation

Episode 62. Kojo Bentum-Williams and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome. The true impact of AviaDev

Episode 61. Noel Connolly, SVP, Head of Global Sales, Airline and Hospitality at CellPoint Mobile. Mobile commerce and payment solutions for African airlines

Episode 58. Deon Cloete, General Manager, Cape Town International Airport

Episode 59. Charles Shilowa, Group Executive, Business Development, Airports Company South Africa. Growing the ACSA footprint and taking it from strength to strength

Episode 60. Paul van den Brink, Project Manager, Cape Town Air Access. A glimpse behind the curtain of Africa's most successful route development team

Episode 57. Amanda Mocellin, CEO Nacelle Aviation. The future of Aerotech in Africa

Episode 56. Sean Mendis, COO and Richard Kyereh, Head Commercial, Africa World Airlines. A true West African success story

Episode 55. Raj Kotecha, Founder and CEO, Creative Content Agency. The importance of the personal brand in the 21st century

Episode 54. Romuald Touembou Ngueyap. Editor in Chief, Newsaero.info. un voyage autour de l'afrique francophone

Episode 53. Marco van Ieperen, Head of Airline Partnerships, Kiwi.com. Outlining the concept and application of virtual interlining for Africa

Episode 52. Capt. Ado Sanusi, CEO, Aero Contractors. Reinvention and diversification of an airline operation

Episode 51. Svilen Rangelov and Ivet Arabadjieva, Dronamics. Cargo drones in Africa. Closer than you think?

Episode 50. Allen Onyema, CEO, Air Peace. Challenges and opportunities in Nigeria- one of the World's most promising aviation markets

Episode 49. Steven Kargman. President of Kargman Associates. How do you effectively restructure an airline?

Episode 48. Andreas Jager. Manager Africa, Airport Consulting Vienna. Integrated Airport Planning. What is the recipe for success?

Episode 47. Becca Rowland, Partner, MIDAS Aviation. How visa openness drives airline traffic

Episode 46. Romain Ekoto, Chief Aviation Officer at the Africa Development Bank. How stakeholders can unlock investment

Episode 46. Romain Ekoto, Chief Aviation Officer at the Africa Development Bank. How stakeholders can unlock investment

Episode 45. Nowel Ngala, Group Commercial and Ground Operations Director, ASKY Airlines. Exposing over taxation in African aviation

Episode 44. Karel Sucha, Managing Consultant, Lufthansa Consulting. Could an ancillary revenue strategy change the fortune of Africa's airlines?

Episode 43. Rick Taylor, CEO, The Business Tourism Company. The importance of the MICE sector in Africa and it's link to aviation

Episode 42. Harrison Musonda, Aviation Management Executive. What is the best way forward for the Zambian national carrier project?

Episode 41. Anthony Foord, Aviation fuel expert. Are biofuels a viable solution for African aviation?

Episode 40. Dr Eyden Samunderu, Air Transport Expert. Unpacking the complexities of African aviation connectivity and infrastructure development

Episode 39. Lance Brogden, Former RVP IATA and Former CEO, Air Botswana.

Episode 38. John Grant, Partner, MIDAS Aviation. Golden Triangles, Partnerships & Innovation: Africa's Latest Opportunity

Episode 37. Tom Robinson, Creator of Robinson Fitness. How to stay healthy while we travel

Episode 36. David Dubas-Fisher, UK journalist. The power of perception vs. experience

Episode 35. Chamsou Andjorin, Director of Government Affairs and Market Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, Boeing. What does the future look like for Africa?

Episode 34. Ato Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines. An interview at 36,000 ft

Episode 33. Frederic Lamarche, Founder and Managing Director, ASConsulting. How important is service and customer experience in African aviation?

Episode 32. The Battle for SAATM. CEO panel from AFRAA's 50th AGA, Rabat, Morocco

Episode 31. Mark Dunnachie, Head of Region- EMEA. ATR. Keeping it simple to drive regional connectivity

Episode 30. Sameer Adam, Director, Sales; Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. How Bombardier create partnerships with their airline customers

Episode 29. Kojo Bentum-Williams, Managing Editor, VoyagesAfriq. Why Tourism should at the top of every national agenda

Episode 28. Xavier Mary, Director General, Dakar International Airport, Senegal.

Episode 27. Girma Wake, Godfather of African Aviation. Where to next for African aviation?

Episode 26. Jason Sutcliffe, Marketing Executive Middle East and Africa, Rolls-Royce. How to harness the digital revolution

Episode 25. Abderahmane Berthe, Secretary General, AFRAA (African Airlines Association)

Episode 24. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, Director Air Transport, African Civil Aviation Commission

Episode 23. Elizabeth Sasu, Founder and CEO of gh-aviation. The story of an aviation blogger

Episode 22. Nadine Meichsner, Senior Commercial Peformance Analyst, British Airways. Ethiopian Airlines as a potential role model for African Airlines

Episode 21. Bob James OBE, CEO, AerFin. Why Africa is the perfect secondary home for regional aircraft

Episode 20. Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO, fastjet reacts to interim results to 30 June 2018

Episode 19. Derek Nseko, Managing Director, iFly Aviation. Bridging the gap between the community and the industry

Episode 18. Tomas Chlumecky, Aviation Doctor. The African national carrier conundrum

Episode 17. Ian Kincaid, Senior Vice President, Airline partnerships, InterVISTAS. The future of liberalisation in Africa

Episode 16. Martin Jansen van Vuuren, leading African economist. The role of the stakeholder in delivering new air services

Episode 15. Raphael Kuuchi and Ato Girma Wake. Who is Raphael Kuuchi?

Episode 14. Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO, fastjet. Is fastjet African aviation's rising star?

Episode 13. Mike Collini. Vice President Development Sub Saharan Africa at Hilton. The airport hotel opportunity

Episode 12. Marcel Langeslag, Senior Airport Consultant for NACO. The future development of Africa's airports

Episode 11. Lindsey Elkin, Head of Marketing, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uber. The future is closer than you think

Episode 10. Manish Shrivastava, Co-Founder, Travel Commerce Solutions. How Africa can adopt technology to leapfrog the rest of the World.

Episode 9. Embraer- the right size for Africa? Gad Wavomba, Sales Director, Embraer

Episode 8. Flying Doctors Nigeria. A lesson in entrepreneurship and determination. Dr Ola Orekunrin Brown, Founder and Managing Director, Flying Doctors Nigeria

Episode 7. One day every passenger will be an astronaut. Phylis Makurunje, Materials Engineer

Episode 6. Cape Town. Africa's route development star. David King, Project Manager, Wesgro

Episode 5. A lifetime in African aviation. Ato Girma Wake, former CEO Ethiopian Airlines

Episode 4. fastjet: Africa's game changer? Sylvain Bosc, CCO, fastjet

Episode 3. A focus on South africa and macro-economics with Daniel Silke, Global Keynote Speaker, Political Economy Analyst & Futurist and Author

Episode 2. An African Safari by air with Prof. Wolfgang Thome, Publisher, ATC News

Episode 1. Focus on Nigeria with Toni Ukachukwu, Editor, Aviators Africa