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KAAO: Navigating turbulence through reinvention. AviaDev live from Nairobi
· 27 min · S1 E387
Episode KAAO: Navigating turbulence through reinvention. AviaDev live from Nairobi
Kenya's Aviation sector is under pressure. How is the industry adapting to disruption?
In this episode, Engineer Liz Aluvanze, CEO of the Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO), and Chairperson Mbuvi Ngunze discuss how Kenyan air operators are responding to changes in humanitarian flying, rising aviation taxes, and infrastructure challenges.
The conversation explores how operators are pivoting to new business models, why policy certainty matters for investment, and what needs to change at Wilson Airport and across Kenya's airstrip network.
Chapters:
00:00 — Kenya's Air Operators and the Changing Aviation Landscape
01:50 — How Operators Are Navigating Disruption
05:18 — Growth and Optimism in Kenyan Aviation
07:10 — Aviation Taxes, Spare Parts, and Policy Certainty
12:06 — Kenya's Aviation Infrastructure Challenge
19:18 — How KAO Represents Kenya's Air Operators
23:34 — Building Stronger Industry Connections
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