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AviaDev's June 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
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Welcome to the June edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa.
This month's guests are:
Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH SEAN
Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH BEHRAMJEE
Topics covered this month:
The impact of the Trump travel ban on Africa's airlines, with a deep dive into Ethiopian Airlines' next moves in the market
Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways announcement on 1st July and what it could mean, plus a brief discussion on the fleet and growth plan (more to come next month)
Airlink's order of 10 E2-195s, which start to arrive from September. How will they be used now the airline has applied for Cape Town - Lagos and Accra, plus Johannesburg to Mauritius and Zanzibar.
Air Cote d'Ivoire suspending routes to Casablanca and Johannesburg
The impact of this on SAA who serve Abidjan
Air Peace announcing new flights from Abuja to London Heathrow 4 x week from October. Will it work?
Zambia Airways launched Lusaka- Harare
Africa World Airlines launched Ouagadougou 1 July. What does this mean for the Sahel region and AWA's network?
ITA rumours around serving Abidjan and Lagos plus Zanzibar in Northern Hemisphere Winter
Air Tanzania's Johannesburg- Zanzibar schedule
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