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CENTURY AVIONICS TURNS 45!

SA Flyer Magazine

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July 2023

Century Avionics celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2023. The company has been based at Lanseria Airport since being established in1978.

CENTURY AVIONICS TURNS 45!

 

CENTURY ALSO HAS A BRANCH at Maun Airport in Botswana, and a technical office on Wonderboom Airport. They are always willing to go to customers and so travel to Marondera and Harare in Zimbabwe regularly.

Century Avionics employs a team of 39 people of which 19 team members have over 10 years of service, the longest service to the company being 28 years!

Century Avionics’ owners have been with the company for 74 years in total – 25 years for Morné Cilliers, 25 years for Marc Robinson and 24 years for Carin van Zyl. Marc and Morné took the opportunity to answer a couple of questions from Guy Leitch.

GL: Congratulations on completing 25 years of service, Marc and Morné. You are also celebrating Century Avionics’ 45th anniversary this year. Despite the challenges of the aviation market, you have come a long way.

MC: We look back on the road we have travelled to get where we are today and consider our strengths, values and leadership as key ingredients. But at the end it is the Grace of the Lord and the people in the company who drives the success.

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