AviaDev Insight Africa

This episode focuses on the upcoming GHI Digital reconnect Africa event taking place 16th February 2021, of which AviaDev Africa is a partner.

We explore the format of the event, preview some of the speakers and key sessions plus take a look into the future of ground handling on the continent.

Register now at https://african.ghiconferences.com/

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This episode is the fifth in our "Audience with" series of live audience interviews.

Despite his tender age, Sean already has a 20 year career in aviation management behind him, working for passenger and cargo airlines, ground handling companies, jet fuel providers and in airport management.

We discuss a huge range of topics on this podcast including:

African aviation's response to the pandemic

How to get SAATM kick started

How to operate in a highly politicised environment

How to build airline resiliency

You can connect with Sean here

In this episode, we are joined by an aviator with over 30 years of experience.

Capt. Kibe has the unique position of having been a pilot and airline owner and now is in charge of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

This is an uplifting conversation that starts by exploring the impact of the pandemic on the KCAA and how its priorities have changed as we start 2021.

You can find Capt. Kibe on LinkedIn here

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In 2020's final episode of AviaDev Insight Africa, Juraj Toth, MD AviaDev Europe spoke to CEO & Founder of AviaDev, Jon Howell.

Discussion points include:

• How AviaDev survived 2020
• The hardest challenges
• what the team has learned
• The highlights of the year and a look into 2021

In this episode, we meet the founder and curator of the African Aviation Group, a facebook group boasting 227,000 members and counting. You can join here

We discuss how and why the group was created, the successes it has delivered and how the group's members see the future prospects for the industry.

You can connect with Chidozie here

This episode is a recording of "An audience with Adefunke Adeyemi" which took place on December 18th 2020.

It is an uplifting session that covers a variety of topics including the role of women in aviation; the importance of SAATM to the success of the AfCFTA; financial support and where it should be offered and much more.

This episode is brought to you in association with AviAssist Foundation, https://aviassist.org/

The co-host for this episode is AviAssist Director, Tom Kok and we welcome Sakhile Reiling, Board Member at the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana, former CEO of Air Botswana and pilot to the hotseat.

We discuss the disconnect between theory and practice when it comes to training, collaboration between organizations and the concept of systems thinking

Connect with Sakhile here

Connect with Tom here

This episode is the third in our series of live podcasts with industry leaders.

Peter has dedicated his professional life to supporting ailing carriers around the world and recently spent time as Chief Restructuring Officer at SAA.

In this session, we talk about how airlines start the turnaround process and what ingredients are required to ensure the best chance of success.

We then focus heavily on SAA and discuss what a new SAA could look like plus reflect on some of the decisions made over the years.

Finally, we zoom out to look at the prospects for Africa including SAATM and the threat of non-African airlines to the industry.

In this episode, I am joined by Chamsou Andjorin to preview the AAIG Aeropoltical Forum taking place on Wednesday 11th November 2020.

The event offers insightful debate and is one of AviaDev's favourites on the calendar

We discuss how and why the group was formed; who will be involved in the event next week and the key themes and talking points we can expect to tackle.

You can register here

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This episode is a live recording of the second AviaDev insight live podcast, recorded October 22nd 2020.

Many of the questions posed came from our live audience and we discussed the following topics:

• The new interline agreement with EK and QR plus others that could be on the horizon (with African carriers)
• The rebuilding of the regional network, whilst Airlink continues to serve trunk routes
• The suitability of the fleet for the new operating environment
• Financing and liquidity
• Whether more private Africa airlines can be established and thrive in a post-pandemic World