AviaDev Insight Africa

This special episode was recorded at 36,000 feet somewhere between Mauritius and Addis Ababa on board the "Techlion Profit hunter", E2-195.

We talked all things Africa, including how Embraer has grown from a presence of 40 aircraft to 200+ in 2019; the impact the E2 can have in the market and the story behind the Techlion livery.

This episode was recorded on 12th November 2019 at the 51st AFRAA AGA.

We discuss the focus on human capital development through The Flying Academy of The Air Mauritius Institute which started operations in August; the opportunity to position Mauritius as a hub for Africa-Asia; and the short, medium and long term goals of the airline.

This episode was recorded live at the 51st Afraa annual general assembly on November 11th 2019.

The topic for discussion was SAATM. Where to from here and the panel was ably moderated by Aaron Munetsi, Director Government, Legal and industry affairs at AFRAA.

You will hear from Eric Ntagengerwa, Senior policy officer- Air Transport at the African Union Commission, then Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Director, Advocacy and Strategic Relations, Africa and Middle East and also Vijay Poonoosamy, Director International and Public Affairs at the QI group.

This episode was recorded on location during AviaDev Europe 2019 in Valencia, Spain.

We spoke to Mario about the unique geographic location of Cabo Verde and the advantages that this delivers. Mario explains the structure of the airline itself and the involvement of Iceland Air.

Cabo Verde has big plans for Africa including Lagos launching in December 2019. We discuss this and opportunities for interlining and code sharing moving forwards.

Recorded on location at ACI Africa in Accra, Ghana, we discover the ROUTES partnership, which sets out to reduce the opportunities for unlawful wildlife trafficking across the globe.

This is a huge issue in Africa and it starts with awareness and training.

You can find out more at: https://routespartnership.org/

This episode focuses on the British Overseas territory of St Helena. An island full of fascinating historic significance, it is living proof of the neverending power aviation has to connect and transform communities.

James discusses the challenges involved in getting the airport opened to commercial traffic and what the future holds

If you would like to watch the Embraer "taming of the winds" video you can click here:

Mugabe Isaac is a young aviator that is due to graduate as a licensed aircraft dispatcher from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy in November 2019.

He has been associated with AviaDev since 2016 and this is his inspirational story of what can be achieved with a strong work ethic and incredible belief.

You can connect with Isaac here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mugabe-isaac-611576120/

This episode was recorded in Paris just ahead of the announcement that Ravinala Airports will host AviaDev Africa 2020 in Antananarivo, 6-8 May 2020.

We discuss the progress of the new terminal project, the key markets of interest for air service development and find out some more about the new dawn that Madagascar is experiencing.

You can find out more about Ravinal Airports at https://ravinala-airports.aero/en/

This episode was recorded on 24th September 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the African Hotel Investment Forum, Africa's premier hotel investment event organised by Bench Events

Former podcast guest and friend of AviaDev, Rick Taylor sat down with Esayas to discuss the move into hotels, the key challenges facing the airline and the drive towards sustainability.

Released on the day of the inaugural Windhoek-Cape Town flight, I spoke to Simon about why now is the time to spread their wings regionally, the airline's history and plans for future expansion.

You can find out more about the airline at https://www.flywestair.com/en