Boeing last week hosted its first Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) Avionics & Flight Deck African Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, to provide an open forum for discussion of future avionics initiatives and how they will address Africa’s aviation landscape.
‘This conference provides a great opportunity to listen to our African customers and work together in meeting the needs of the region’s aviation industry,” said Craig Larson, director, CAS Modification Services.
Photo Caption: Captain Johnny Woods, head of Flight Operations and Chief Pilot for South African Airways, speaks at the CAS Avionics & Flight Deck African Conference, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Woods presentation focused on changes in Africa’s flight operations. (Brad Sharples photo)
Nearly 32 airline representatives from 10 airlines attended the two-day event. The conference featured discussions on how technology is driving changes in African flight operations, how a leading carrier in the region, South African Airways, is taking advantage of performance-based navigation at the Cape Town Airport, and the future state of the region’s air traffic control system.
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services provides avionics engineering design packages and kits that help customers improve operational capability, reduce operating costs and meet evolving regulatory and airspace requirements.
