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378. The May 2026 AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
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Episode 378. The May 2026 AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity Update with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially
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.
TOPICS:
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
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