Aviadev Insight

In this episode, we visit the beautiful country of Namibia to preview the upcoming Namibia Aviation and connectivity forum, which will take place November 16-18 in Windhoek.  I am joined by the CEO of the Namibia Airports Company, Mr Bisey Uirab and Verengai Ruswa, the Project Lead for the event.  In the episode, we cover:

✈️ The 21st September 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of Africa World Airlines (AWA)

In this podcast, I am joined by Aaron Munetsi, CEO and Tatum Kok, Aviation Analyst from the Airlines Association of Southern Africa. In the podcast, we discuss: ✈️ Aaron's first 12 months at the helm of AASA ✈️ How to manage a group of stakeholders that are in constant co-opertition? ✈️ How AASA is engaging airlines from outside the region ✈️ The recovery of the industry. Are we on track and what more needs to be done to support? ✈️ The state of connectivity in the region and initiatives to open skies, borders and improve collaboration ✈️ The overall theme of the upcoming Annual General Assembly and what to expect The AGA will take place at the Arabella Hotel 13-16th October 2022. #myafricandream #aasa You can find out more about AASA by visiting the website www.aasa.za.net and following on LinkedIn and Twitter If you enjoyed this podcast, don't keep it to yourself. hit the share button now and maybe even leave us a 5 ⭐ review in the apple store

In this episode, we speak to Chairman of Kuva Air, James Saruchera.  Kuva Air attended AviaDev Africa for the first time in June 2022 and we pride ourselves on supporting all airlines that have an active Air Operating Certificate Kuva is a Domestic Zimbabwean airline with a difference. The airline operates an Embraer 120 serving Harare, Victoria Falls and Kariba and they started service in late May 2022. In this episode, we discover:

A real highlight of the event is presenting the Ato Girma Wake Award for an outstanding contribution to route development in Africa. This year's winner was Sanjeev Gadhia CEO of Astral aviation and that episode is freely available on the podcast as episode 212. However, we couldn't resist dipping into the back catalog to release the interview AviaDev CEO Jon Howell did with Ato Girma back on stage in Kigali at AviaDev 2017. In this episode, you will hear Girma talk about the following:

In 2018, we started our AviaDev Ambassador programme and the concept was very simple. Offer aspiring aviators an opportunity to really be part of the industry and have an opportunity to address the audience from the stage.  After a rigorous selection process, we selected 3 rising aviation stars who will propose their solutions for a more connected and profitable African aviation industry. There's also a nice surprise at the end in terms so what they are doing to take things forward from here! 

In this episode, we head down to the gateway to the world's most famous game reserve, the Kruger National Park in South Africa to speak with Grant Ponting, the CEO of Kruger Mpumulanga International airport.  The airport has made some notable strides in terms of new route development and is continuing its drive for new services by attending AviaDev Africa in Cape town 29th June- 1st July.

With increased operational costs, airlines are laser-focused on delivering efficiencies, whilst also improving the passenger experience and opportunities to generate ancillary revenues.  In this episode recorded on location in Magical Kenya during the AFRAA Stakeholder Convention, I was joined by Francois Chazelle, VP, Commercial Middle East, and Africa at SITA for aircraft. In this episode, we discuss:

This episode was recorded on location in Magical Kenya, where AviaDev attended the AFRAA aviation stakeholders convention.  Kuljit Ghata-Aura is President, Boeing Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. Kuljit is a relatively new name and face in the African aviation industry, but his experience and African roots are deep as we discover on the podcast. Together, we discuss:

This episode was recorded 10th May 2022 on location in Magical Kenya, where AviaDev attended the AFRAA stakeholders convention in Nairobi.  During the event, Airbus presented their view of the near future at the event so for those of you who were not fortunate enough to be here with us or want to dive deeper, our aim is to give you the insight into what was discussed? Together, we discussed:

In this episode, I am joined by a new voice in African aviation, Dainius Staniulis, the Vice President Commercial at Avion Express.  Together, we explore a relatively new concept for African aviation that we touched on in episode 189 with Sylvain Bosc, CEO of Avico. The topic is wet-leasing or ACMI which stands for Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance. ✈️ We discuss how African airlines can use this solution to deploy capacity where and when required and not just as an emergency response.