Aviadev Insight

Welcome to the first edition of the AviaDev Insight Africa Connectivity update for 2025, hosted by Jon Howell, CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa. This month's guests are:  Sean Mendis, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH SEAN Behramjee Ghadially, Aviation Consultant. CONNECT WITH BEHRAMJEE  In this bumper episode, we cover the following stories: ✈️ Ethiopian Airlines to launch Hyderabad 3 x week from June ✈️ SAA opening a daily flight to Dar-Es-Salaam on 20th January ✈️ Air Sierra Leone launching operations with Freetown-Lagos using Embraer ERJ 145 ✈️ British Airways increasing service to Nairobi in Summer 2025 and the impact on Kenya Airways and Uganda Airlines' ambitions in this market ✈️ Lufthansa Group deep dive: Brussels Airlines increasing its long haul fleet and sub-Saharan expansion to 56 weekly flights.  ✈️ Discover to launch Seychelles 2 x week from October 2025 ✈️ ITA joining the Lufthansa Group and what this means for African connectivity  ✈️ Air Arabia launching service to Addis Ababa from Sharja