AviaDev Insight Africa

Since its creation in 2018, AviaDev Insight Africa has established itself as the premier podcast dedicated to African Aviation. We bring prominent industry voices to the table to establish the "ground truth" informally and candidly.The podcast was created by Jon Howell, Founder and CEO of AviaDev Africa, Africa's premier event dedicated to developing air connectivity to, from, and within the African continent

Aviation Financing in Africa: How African Airlines Are Transforming Fleet Financing with Tristan Brouard, ACC Aviation
Jun 2, 2025 – 25:14
AviaDev's May 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
May 30, 2025 – 01:05:50
329. From Mobile Money to AI. The future of airline payments with Network International
May 28, 2025 – 24:56
328. From Risk to Resilience. The Insurance and Safety Nexus with AI12
May 20, 2025 – 39:27
327. Transforming Somalia's Skies and Revenues with Navpass
May 15, 2025 – 31:59
326. Driving non-aeronautical revenues and customer satisfaction at African Airports with NACO
May 13, 2025 – 27:14
325. Sustainability in the air. Volume Two with Dirk Singer, Author, SimpliFlying
May 6, 2025 – 28:41
324. AviaDev's April 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Apr 26, 2025 – 01:16:16
323. Unlocking efficiency: Ensuring African airports are future ready with Selim Bouri, SITA
Apr 22, 2025 – 42:11
322. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel revolution with AfriSAF's Kwame Bekoe
Apr 16, 2025 – 26:27
321. African Skies and Beyond: Introducing the New Deutsche Aircraft D328eco.
Apr 7, 2025 – 26:34
320. AviaDev's March 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Apr 1, 2025 – 01:45:55
319. Rodger Foster's farewell speech. BARSA Conference, 14 March 2025
Mar 16, 2025 – 39:44
318. AviaDev's February 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Mar 6, 2025 – 01:14:59
317. Discover Airlines: Milestones reached and future plans for Africa's skies
Mar 4, 2025 – 25:06
316. Previewing the Tourism and Aviation Connectivity Forum (New for AviaDev 2025)
Feb 25, 2025 – 39:06
315. Previewing the BARSA (Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa) Aviation Summit 2025 with George Mothema, CEO
Feb 22, 2025 – 30:53
314. Navigating Aviation Insurance in Africa: Insights and Best Practices with Solus Insurance Brokers
Feb 20, 2025 – 38:45
313. Financing Africa's Skies: Challenges and Solutions with Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial
Feb 11, 2025 – 31:59
312. AviaDev's January 2025 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially,
Feb 1, 2025 – 01:25:15
311. From Black Box to Glass Box: How AI is set to revolutionize airline revenue management with RTS (Revenue Technology Services)
Jan 21, 2025 – 36:30
310. The 2024 AviaDev Connectivity Update Awards with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
Dec 10, 2024 – 01:10:54
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
Dec 10, 2024 – 19:42
308. Zanzibar's new horizons. Outlining the vision with Arif Abbas, Executive Secretary, Zanzibar Commission for Tourism
Dec 5, 2024 – 23:16
307. AviaDev's November 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Behramjee Ghadially, and special guest Joao Po Jorge
Nov 24, 2024 – 01:32:10
306. Unveiling Zanzibar's Aviation Ambitions with Seif Juma, Director General, Zanzibar Airports Authority
Nov 20, 2024 – 08:40
305. Leadership in African Aviation: A deep dive with Jacob Rogers
Nov 8, 2024 – 26:13
304. AviaDev's October 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Oct 29, 2024 – 01:13:05
303. TAAG Angola's fleet transformation and network expansion with Miguel Carneiro, Chief Commercial Officer, TAAG Angola Airlines
Oct 24, 2024 – 29:32
302. Previewing the Cape Town - Windhoek route and celebrating 10 years of FlySafair with Elmar Conradie, CEO, FlySafair
Oct 21, 2024 – 20:24
301. The 2024 AviaDev Ambassadors. "Your journey is defined by the heights you dare to dream."
Oct 7, 2024 – 22:34
300. Exploring the Horizons: Uncovering Africa's Unserved Air Routes with Geert Lemaire, Marketing Director, Market Intelligence, Airbus
Oct 1, 2024 – 36:26
299. Connecting SADC and more new routes on the horizon. A conversation with Ms Lulu Rasebotsa, CEO, Air Botswana
Sep 27, 2024 – 31:17
298. Unlocking the digitalization opportunity at African airports with Adonis Succar, Vice President of Business Management for the Middle Eastern Africa at SITA
Sep 24, 2024 – 18:57
297. AviaDev's September 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Lorne Philpot, aviation journalist
Sep 23, 2024 – 01:05:15
296. AviaDev's August 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Sep 1, 2024 – 01:28:23
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
Jul 24, 2024 – 20:26
294. AviaDev's July 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Chief Regional Troublemaker and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Jul 13, 2024 – 01:44:18
293. Protecting profitability. Finding the right insurance solution with Denis Kulikov, Deputy CEO, AI12
Jun 10, 2024 – 19:09
292. The evolution of representation and distribution for African airlines with Achma Asokan, Group CEO, Airlinepros
Jun 7, 2024 – 31:50
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
Jun 6, 2024 – 30:03
290. Presenting the airport real estate opportunity. Previewing AviaDev Real Estate with Marcel Langeslag and Nelly Alandou, NACO
May 20, 2024 – 19:14
289. AviaDev's May 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Dr James Pearson, Analyst, Simple Flying
May 16, 2024 – 01:04:01
288. The future of travel catering and retailing is already here with Nomusa Khumalo, Chief Customer Officer at Tourvest Retail Services
May 15, 2024 – 20:34
287. Engaging tourism stakeholders in air route development with Jillian Blackbeard, CEO of Africa's Eden
May 7, 2024 – 32:57
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
Apr 29, 2024 – 24:43
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
Apr 25, 2024 – 22:58
284. Protecting the passenger and generating ancillary revenue for African Airlines, with Nick Ashton and Andrew Ridgway, Protect Group
Apr 24, 2024 – 42:44
283. AviaDev's April 2024 Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant and Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant
Apr 15, 2024 – 58:40
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
Mar 28, 2024 – 28:46