Podcasts · AviaDev Insight Africa

360. AviaDev's December 2025 Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially

9 Dec 2025 · 1 h 20 min · S1 E360

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In this episode, we cover the latest route and fleet developments in African aviation.

Topics include:

02:51 Ethiopian Airlines' Fleet Expansion at Dubai Air Show with more A350-900 and 737 Max 8s

11:10 Air Senegal's Surprising Boeing "Order" of 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8s

21:08 Air Côte d'Ivoire's landmark Embraer 4 x E175 Order.

Read Behramjee's analysis

33:53 Ethiopian Airlines and Air Congo's ATR 72-600 Order

36:43 Flydubai's Massive Aircraft Orders from Airbus and Boeing and what it could mean for Africa

43:49 Emirates' New Routes to Cape Town and Nairobi

48:47 Kenya's Aviation Policy and Market Access Issues, plus challenges Facing Kenya Airways

01:00:33 Air Transat's New Routes to West Africa (Dakar, Senegal and Accra, Ghana)

01:14:32 Air Tanzania's New Vic Falls - Cape Town route

01:20:04 Farewell and AviaDev Connectivity Update 2025 Awards preview

This month's guests are:

Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH SEAN

Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH BEHRAMJEE

Links in the notes 4

• https://www.aviadev.com/keep-me-updated
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/behramjee-ghadially-721a3027_abidjan-e2-e95-activity-7398786764989018112-dlZW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAe-YEwBPiGYldNqmBr7UC8GrXkebMxjDOY
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmendis/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/behramjee-ghadially-721a3027/

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