AviaDev Insight Africa
Jon Howell
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In this episode, we cover the latest route and fleet developments in African aviation.
Topics include:
02:51 Ethiopian Airlines' Fleet Expansion at Dubai Air Show with more A350-900 and 737 Max 8s
11:10 Air Senegal's Surprising Boeing "Order" of 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8s
21:08 Air Côte d'Ivoire's landmark Embraer 4 x E175 Order.
33:53 Ethiopian Airlines and Air Congo's ATR 72-600 Order
36:43 Flydubai's Massive Aircraft Orders from Airbus and Boeing and what it could mean for Africa
43:49 Emirates' New Routes to Cape Town and Nairobi
48:47 Kenya's Aviation Policy and Market Access Issues, plus challenges Facing Kenya Airways
01:00:33 Air Transat's New Routes to West Africa (Dakar, Senegal and Accra, Ghana)
01:14:32 Air Tanzania's New Vic Falls - Cape Town route
01:20:04 Farewell and AviaDev Connectivity Update 2025 Awards preview
This month's guests are:
Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH SEAN
Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH BEHRAMJEE
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This episode was recorded Tuesday 2nd December on location in Luanda, Angola, during the 57th AFRAA AGA.
Join Jon Howell, Founder and CEO of AviaDev Africa, as he sits down with Raphael Haddad, President of Jetcraft Commercial, to discuss fleet growth, financing, and the future of African connectivity.
Raphael shares his insights on supply chain challenges, risk perception, airline financing, and the impact of Nigeria signing the Cape Town Convention. They also explore trends in aircraft acquisition, leasing, and fleet composition for the next decade.
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In this episode, we feature Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary-General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), as she begins her second term.
Host Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa, asks the tough questions regarding implementation, disputes, enforcement, and opportunities.
- Reflections on the first term as SG
- What do you say to SAATM skeptics?
- How many countries can be classified as "SAATM Operational" today?
- Is AFCAC going to publish a YD compliance scorecard?
- What is the dispute resolution process if any airline is denied traffic rights?
- What punitive measures can AFCAC take?
- How can AFCAC ensure it represents airlines of all shapes, sizes and ownership structures?
- KPIs for SG's next 3-year term as AFCAC SG
In this episode, we feature the exciting development of Cape Winelands Airport in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Jon is joined by Mark Wilkinson, Director, and together, they discuss the project's inception, environmental impact assessment approval, collaboration with Cape Town Air Access, NACO, and Growthpoint, and the significant economic and aviation impacts.
This episode provides a comprehensive overview of the airport's vision to transform an old military airfield into a full commercial international airport, unlocking business opportunities and supporting sustainable growth in the region.
In this episode, we cover the latest route and fleet developments in African aviation.
Topics include:
SAA's new Johannesburg - Gaborone route and fleet RFP
Proflight Zambia's new Maun route via Livingstone
Airlink's new Zanzibar route from June on E2 Airlink to Nacala from Feb 2026 Airlink is increasing Blantyre to daily
Malawi Airlines Liliongwe to Johannesburg increased to 10x weekly New Lilongwe to Entebbe route 4x weekly
Air Cote d'Ivoire to Beirut from Jan 26
Lufthansa Group's Africa expansion Brussels airlines to open Kilimanjaro Nairobi-Frankfurt on LH increased from 5 weekly to daily Munich to Johannesburg to move to year-round Zurich to Windhoek new route on Edelweiss Discover to add A350s Frankfurt to Seychelles to become year-round
Air Seychelles to go daily to Abu Dhabi
Air Peace's Caribbean charter flights
Ethiopian increasing Rome to double daily from 1 June 2026
This month's guests are:
Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH SEAN
Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH BEHRAMJEE