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