Episode Details

Welcome to the May 2026 AviaDev Connectivity Update! Join host Jon Howell, Founder and CEO of AviaDev Africa, joined by Regular Guests and Aviation Consultants, Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially as they dive into the latest developments in African aviation.

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00:00 - Introduction and Overview

01:28 - Virgin Atlantic doubles down on South Africa

04:16 - KLM quietly grows Cape Town capacity

08:43 - South African Airways: new CEO, fresh cuts

16:56 - Airlink launches Cape Town–Zanzibar nonstop

25:27 - Turkish Airlines slashes African routes

 35:43 - Qatar Airways' Return to Africa

39.24 - Air Tanzania's big ambitions

51:58 - Uganda Airlines' Operational Challenges

58:43 - Kenya Airways: what's new and next?

66:05 - Jambojet's low-cost regional push

76:16 - Air Botswana's Operational Issues

81:57 - Africa World Airlines eyes Conakry

83:54 - Ethiopian Airlines expands globally/ Air Congo's rapid expansion in the DRC/ Malawi Airlines adds Lubumbashi

93:49 - Air Peace cuts long-haul, buys narrowbodies

103:28 - United Nigeria eyes Johannesburg (exclusive)

106:29 - Air Côte d'Ivoire's Johannesburg Route