Media Sponsor, AviaDev
Airlines, Airports, Investors, And Policymakers Converge In Gaborone To Drive Real Aviation Growth
The runway is ready, the momentum is undeniable, and Africa’s aviation story is accelerating toward its next big chapter. From 10th to 12th June 2026, the global aviation spotlight will shine on Gaborone, Botswana, as the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) hosts AviaDev Africa 2026, the continent’s most influential route development and aviation investment forum.
This is where Africa’s connectivity ambitions stop being aspirational and start becoming operational.
Not Just an Event—Africa’s Aviation Deal Room
AviaDev Africa is not another conference filled with abstract conversations. It is a results-driven marketplace built specifically to unlock air connectivity across Africa and strengthen the continent’s links to the world. For three high-impact days, airline executives, airport leaders, tourism boards, investors, policymakers, regulators, and solution providers will sit at the same table to shape routes, attract capital, and define the future of African aviation.
It is the only platform exclusively focused on Africa’s air connectivity, making it the most targeted, strategic, and commercially relevant gathering on the continent’s aviation calendar.
Why Gaborone, Botswana?
Botswana’s rise as a strategic aviation and tourism hub makes it the ideal host for AviaDev Africa 2026. Known for its political stability, investor-friendly policies, and world-class tourism assets, Botswana is signalling its intent to play a bigger role in regional and continental air transport. Hosting AviaDev in Gaborone is both symbolic and strategic—placing the conversation about Africa’s aviation growth in a country ready to lead, invest, and connect.
What Sets AviaDev Africa 2026 Apart
Route Development at the Heart of It All
At the core of AviaDev are its highly structured one-to-one meetings, the most anticipated feature of the forum. These targeted sessions bring airlines, airports, and destination marketers together to discuss new routes, improve existing services, and identify commercially viable opportunities. This is where Africa’s next air links are imagined, evaluated, and agreed.
Finance & Leasing Forum: Capital Meets Opportunity
Aviation growth needs smart financing, and AviaDev delivers through its dedicated Finance & Leasing Forum. This specialist programme offers deep, practical insights into aircraft leasing, financing structures, and investment models tailored to Africa’s unique operating environment. Airlines, lessors, banks, and investors gain clarity, confidence, and connections to move deals forward.
Thought Leadership That Drives Action
AviaDev Africa 2026 features a robust conference programme with keynotes, expert panels, and real-world case studies. Conversations go beyond theory to address the issues that matter most, sustainability, digital transformation, regulatory alignment, infrastructure development, traffic stimulation, and market expansion. Every session is designed to inform decisions and inspire measurable progress.
Networking with Purpose
AviaDev is renowned for its ability to create meaningful, high-value connections. From curated networking sessions and elegant gala dinners to cultural experiences and exclusive site visits, every interaction is intentional. Relationships formed here go on to become partnerships, routes, and long-term collaborations long after the event ends.
Why You Cannot Afford to Miss AviaDev Africa 2026
Because this is where Africa’s aviation business actually gets done. AviaDev Africa is the continent’s most powerful aviation marketplace, a place where routes are negotiated, investments secured, partnerships sealed, and policy conversations influenced. If your organisation is serious about growth, visibility, and relevance in African aviation, this is the room you need to be in.
Whether you are an airline executive, airport authority, tourism board, investor, policymaker, or aviation service provider, AviaDev Africa 2026 is your gateway to opportunity, insight, and influence.
Mark the Dates. Secure Your Seat. Be Part of the Takeoff.
From 10th to 12th June 2026, the global aviation community will converge in Gaborone, Botswana, for three transformative days of deal-making, strategy, and collaboration.
AviaDev Africa 2026, where vision meets execution, and Africa’s aviation future truly takes flight.
2025 Highlights:
AviaDev Africa: Connecting skies, unlocking potential!
About AviaDev
AviaDev Africa is the only dedicated air service development event for Africa. The event is focused on developing air connectivity to, from, and within the continent via pre-arranged meetings, interactive workshops, an exhibition, and networking events. The event brings together the key players in the African aviation community to forge new collaborations and partnerships to ensure that Africa remains connected regionally and internationally.
About The Bench
Over the past 25 years, Bench has established a legacy for delivering business forums and conferences in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. It has built a reputation for delivering immersive virtual events, energizing masterclasses, and innovative B2B digital strategies for its clients.
Media Sponsor, AviaDev
