AviaDev Insight Africa

What could it take to strengthen air links between Africa and Washington, D.C.? Host, Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa speaks with Ariana McKnire, Director Airline Business Development at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, about airline partnerships, demand for new routes, incentives, tourism and cargo and the opportunities they see ahead.  Chapters: 00:00 - Welcome and introduction 01:33 — MWAA and Ariana's first AviaDev experience in Botswana 02:50 — Washington, D.C.'s case for African air service 05:00 — Building airline relationships amid market challenges 08:03 — West African demand and unserved markets 10:16 — Route priorities: Nairobi and Johannesburg 12:30 — Air service incentives and sustainable routes 16:33 — Tourism partnerships to grow travel demand 21:21 — Balancing passenger and cargo demand 22:30 — Building Dulles into a global cargo hub 24:14 — Washington's plans for AviaDev 2027 25:08 — Outlook for new routes and airport partnerships 27:24 — Closing thoughts Connect with Ariana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianamcknire/ Listen to our previous interview (episode 380) https://aviadevinsight.libsyn.com/389-washington-dulles-international-airport-the-natural-gateway-between-africa-and-the-united-states #Africa #AviaDev #Aviation #RouteDevelopment

The latest updates impacting sub-Saharan African aviation. Join host, Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa, alongside aviation consultants Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially as they round up the latest African aviation news, including airline funding and fleet plans, new routes, partnerships, and network changes across the continent. Chapters 00:00 - Welcome to the November update 03:15 - Kenya Airways funding, fleet recovery and route strategy 09:27 - South African Airways: financing, leadership and network outlook 17:47 - FlySafair acquisition approval 26:26 - Airlink's Lanseria expansion and route changes 34:08 - Canada–Côte d'Ivoire air agreement and Air Côte d'Ivoire–Air France codeshare 42:26 - Air Congo's wet-leased 787 from MIAT (featuring a fun musical interlude) and the impact of Ebola-related travel restrictions 52:38 - Enugu Air's to launch Lagos–London service 1:01:02 - Qatar Airways increases Kinshasa - Luanda 1:05:20 - Ethiopian Airlines' African network updates 1:11:21 - Solenta Mozambique launch Maputo to Vilanculos 1:14:00 - Air Zimbabwe's 2024 results 1:17:17 - Proflight Zambia network updates. Windhoek nonstop and more frequencies 1:19:10 - Uganda Airlines route updates. Launched Accra and opening Kigali on 18th November 1:23:34 - Ghana's proposed national airline and Canada route 1:26:39 - Lufthansa Group's Africa expansion 1:33:15 - Hainan's proposed Dar es Salaam flights 1:38:57 - AviaDev awards, next-year plans and closing Sign up to the mailing list https://www.aviadev.com/keep-me-updated #AfricanAviation #AviationNews #AirlineRoutes #AirlineIndustry #AviaDev #Airlink #EthiopianAirlines #AfricanAirlines

Quantifying the Value of Air Connectivity for destinations. How can destinations make a stronger case for new air routes - and protect the ones they already have?  In this episode, host Jon Howell speaks with economist and tourism development advisor Martin Jansen van Vuuren about an independent impact report designed to quantify the value of air connectivity for destinations and stakeholders. They explore why route development is a shared effort among airports, tourism boards, governments, and airlines; how independent data can help align stakeholders; and how to measure routes' economic impact through visitor numbers, visitor spend, jobs, GDP, and government revenue. Chapters: 00:00 Why this route development report exists 03:21 Africa's connectivity gap—and why it matters now 07:41 How bias can shape in-house route cases 11:51 What an economic impact report measures 15:43 Making the case for existing routes 21:27 Cape Town case study: business links and route potential 26:41 Who can commission a report 29:08 Data requirements and typical turnaround 31:58 Transparent methods for comparing routes 34:16 Final thoughts on protecting and growing air connectivity Find out more about the report:  CONNECT WITH MARTIN: [email protected] or on Linkedin:  #Africa #AviaDev #Aviation #RouteDevelopment

The latest updates impacting sub-Saharan African aviation. This episode covers a packed set of route launches, fleet moves, and network restructurings across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Host Jon Howell is joined by Aviation Consultants, Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis to unpack several major airline stories, led by Kenya Airways' operational reset, Jambojet's Entebbe launch, and British Airways' return to Tanzania. Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome to the AviaDev Connectivity Update 04:35 - Kenya Airways leadership change and restructuring 09:28 - Kenya Airways fleet grounding and reliability challenges. Time to fix the fundamentals? 19:25 - Jambojet launches Entebbe. Can it stimulate a new market? 22:29 - Tanzania taxes and insurance costs impacting connectivity 30:16 - British Airways returns to Tanzania in Summer 2027 with Gatwick-Kilimanjaro-Zanzibar route 40:14 - Qatar Airways to Zanzibar, and the link to RwandAir's A330 plans 51:37 - IndiGo's Africa expansion to Dar es Salaam. A no brainer? 58:29 - Air Tanzania's Moscow service reversal 01:00:32 - Ethiopian Airlines' Durban relaunch and fleet updates 01:17:18 - ASKY's Central and West African network changes and big fleet plans 01:25:22 - Nigeria's domestic flight delays 01:31:55 - Airlink's new routes to Mauritius and Zanzibar and continued fleet growth 01:38:17 - Fastjet Zimbabwe extends its A320 lease 01:40:40 - FlySafair expands into Lusaka from February 2027 01:46:13 - Turkish Airlines suspends African routes. Will they come back? 01:52:10 - Malawi Airlines updates 01:55:14 - Africa World Airlines receives its first E190 01:56:09 – Proflight Zambia's Jetstream arrivals and fleet update 01:58:23 - Air Zimbabwe's Gatwick schedule and 737-200 Sign up to the mailing list https://www.aviadev.com/keep-me-updated #AviaDev #AfricanAviation #AirlineNews #AviationNews #Connectivity #Airlink #KenyaAirways #EthiopianAirlines #Jambojet #britishairways #FlySafair #AirPeace #RwandaAir #qatarairways

Previewing the African Airlines Association 58th AGA with Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthe Ahead of the Annual General Assembly in Libreville, Gabon, Jon Howell caught up with the SG and together they cover the pressure points shaping African aviation right now, from fuel shocks and airspace disruption to taxes, blocked funds, financing, fleet development, and market liberalization. Chapters: 01:24 - How the Middle East crisis and fuel shock has impacted African airlines 06:24 - Why fleet development and financing are now a priority for Africa's airlines 08:45 - De-risking aircraft finance through Cape Town Convention adoption and governance 10:42 - Pooling aircraft, spare parts, and engines through collaboration 13:09 - Why ECOWAS tax cuts are still not being implemented 16:24 - Blocked funds and why repatriation is critical for growth 18:18 - From SAATM declarations to real compliance and implementation 21:29 - Visa openness, trade, tourism, and the wider growth equation 23:33 - Fifth freedom rights and the role of non-African airlines 29:11 - What AFRAA wants delegates to take away from Libreville 31:33 - Why in-person aviation events still matter Find out more about the AGA https://web.cvent.com/event/89c46023-862b-4f87-b965-21844dfd32c6/websitePage:cffc9bdf-e8b7-471d-9333-36d6da24d0ab  #AFRAA #AfricanAviation #Aviation #AirlineIndustry #Africa #Gabon #AviaDev #Nairobi #libreville #flygabon Sign up to the AviaDev mailing list https://www.aviadev.com/keep-me-updated