AviaDev Insight Africa

This is a recording of the first AviaDev Insight live featuring Ato Girma Wake, Former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and former Chairman, RwandAir, which took place October 9th 2020

The industry finds itself facing the largest crisis since commercial aviation began and so we took this opportunity to pose questions from our live audience.

Topics discussed include SAATM implementation, co-operation, the next generation and some reasons to be optimistic.

Enjoy and if you would like to suggest a guest for our next live session, get in touch.

Arpad Szakal is a career transition coach at the centre for Aviation Psychology. He joined us for the Africa Tomorrow event in July 2020, moderating our next generation panel.

The purpose of this episode is to provide practical advice to the huge number of aviators that have had their career ambitions blown off course by the pandemic. We discuss how to understand the skills and value you already have, what you can do now to equip yourselves for the future and how to become more visible.

You can connect with Arpad here

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This podcast episode was recorded 1st October 2020, the day Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Uganda opened their borders to international arrivals for the first time since the onset of Covid-19.

We discuss if there have been any winners through the pandemic, what the continent's future fleet mix may look like, testing as a silver bullet to get the industry back on its feet and how we keep the next generation of African aviators engaged in pursuing their dreams.

You can find out more about airnews at: https://www.airnews.co.za/

You can connect with Derek on LinkedIn here

In this episode, David explains the concept of his new Aero Clinic, where his carefully curated team of experts are on hand to assist African airlines of all sizes. If you want to find out more visit www.tuscar.ie and connect with David on LinkedIn here

We also discuss the current African aviation landscape including the leasing community's perception of Africa, investor sentiment and why now is a great time to start an airline.

Rob Bor and Aedrian Bekker are both clinical psychologists and the founders of the Centre for Aviation Psychology, https://www.centreforaviationpsychology.com/

In this episode, we tackle the stigma around pilot mental health. This is a particular concern in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and how peer to peer support can often be the solution

Connect with Rob here

Connect with Aedrian here

Other resources:

www.bizavpsp.com - a peer support network for business and rotary wing aviators

www.cappsp.com - a peer support network for scheduled AOCs who want to share costs and resources

This episode was recorded 23rd September 2020, 10 days ahead of many African borders opening to International travelers.

We discussed IATA's key messages for the industry, government support and financing for the industry, how to ensure once we open we stay open and if now is the right time to push for SAATM implementation.

In this episode, we speak with Miretab Tesfaye, Director Group Integrated Marketing Communications at Ethiopian Airlines about how technology and digital solutions have been given a seat at the top table within the airline and enabled them to be agile enough to adapt to the headwinds created by Covid-19.

We also uncover some of the success stories that the technology has helped to deliver in recent months and also gain an insight into how the technology was developed in-house, with the support of external vendors, by Miretab and his talented team of software engineers.

You can connect with Miretab here

In this episode, we discover more about a new, free interactive tool that has been developed by NACO which outlines the propensity to fly in Africa. You can take a look here

We also discuss how governments can facilitate aviation growth on the continent, the future of airport infrastructure financing and the importance of diversifying away from aeronautical revenue.

The paper we cite can be downloaded here

To find out more, you can connect with Marcel here

This episode was recorded on 24th August

In this episode, we preview the Masterclass taking place on 27th August 2020, entitled "The Commercial Imperative for African Aviation - Marketing & Sales Post COVID-19: Reinventing Your Competitive Advantage"

This is brought to you in association with the Aviationia Division of the AeroNAD Group, which is delivering tailored aviation education and training solutions, adapted to individual as well as organisational needs, through the harmonisation of academia and industry for a better aviation ecosystem across the African Continent.

You can still register for the masterclass here

You can find out more about AeroNAD here

In this episode, we take a detour from aviation-specific content and focus on the future.

Namely the future of work, the future role of technology in our lives, the future of the aviation industry and the future opportunities this offers Africa.

Somi Arian is a tech philosopher, international speaker, entrepreneur, award-winning filmmaker and LinkedIn Top Voice among UK influencers. Her work focuses on the impact of technology on society at large, the future of work and digital marketing.

She has given talks to industry leaders from organizations as diverse as the BBC, The Economist, Marie Claire, The Guardian, Amazon, HSBC, Virgin Atlantic and American Express.

Her 2018 documentary The Millennial Disruption is compelling viewing and can be watched here:

Her new book, Career Fear (and how to beat it) is available to order here