{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"AviaDev's Connectivity Update. 5th October 2026 with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially","description":"The latest updates impacting sub-Saharan African aviation. This episode covers a packed set of route launches, fleet moves, and network restructurings across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Host Jon Howell is joined by Aviation Consultants, Behramjee Ghadially and Sean Mendis to unpack several major airline stories, led by Kenya Airways\u2019 operational reset, Jambojet\u2019s Entebbe launch, and British Airways\u2019 return to Tanzania. Chapters: 00:00 \u2013 Welcome to the AviaDev Connectivity Update 04:35 - Kenya Airways leadership change and restructuring 09:28 - Kenya Airways fleet grounding and reliability challenges. Time to fix the fundamentals? 19:25 - Jambojet launches Entebbe. Can it stimulate a new market? 22:29 - Tanzania taxes and insurance costs impacting connectivity 30:16 - British Airways returns to Tanzania in Summer 2027 with Gatwick-Kilimanjaro-Zanzibar route 40:14 - Qatar Airways to Zanzibar, and the link to RwandAir\u2019s A330 plans 51:37 - IndiGo\u2019s Africa expansion to Dar es Salaam. A no brainer? 58:29 - Air Tanzania\u2019s Moscow service reversal 01:00:32 - Ethiopian Airlines\u2019 Durban relaunch and fleet updates 01:17:18 - ASKY\u2019s Central and West African network changes and big fleet plans 01:25:22 - Nigeria\u2019s domestic flight delays 01:31:55 - Airlink\u2019s new routes to Mauritius and Zanzibar and continued fleet growth 01:38:17 - Fastjet Zimbabwe extends its A320 lease 01:40:40 - FlySafair expands into Lusaka from February 2027 01:46:13 - Turkish Airlines suspends African routes. Will they come back? 01:52:10 - Malawi Airlines updates 01:55:14 - Africa World Airlines receives its first E190 01:56:09 \u2013 Proflight Zambia\u2019s Jetstream arrivals and fleet update 01:58:23 - Air Zimbabwe\u2019s Gatwick schedule and 737-200 Sign up to the mailing list https:\/\/www.aviadev.com\/keep-me-updated #AviaDev #AfricanAviation #AirlineNews #AviationNews #Connectivity #Airlink #KenyaAirways #EthiopianAirlines #Jambojet #britishairways #FlySafair #AirPeace #RwandaAir #qatarairways ","author_name":"AviaDev Insight Africa","author_url":"http:\/\/www.aviadev.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43185528\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207146798"}