New Bombardier Safety Standdown Advisory Council sets sights on new year

Coming off an impressive, 25th anniversary event in Wichita, KS in early November 2021, Bombardier's industry-defining safety event, Safety Standdown, is getting primed for a brand-new year.

Event organizers, council and Safety Standdown teams are already busy at work preparing for a new year, and that includes planning more Safety Talks and compiling topics and themes for this year's event. Stay tuned for upcoming dates and times.

A new year will also brings several new faces to the Advisory Council . This year's Council includes:

·         Amy Grubb, Ph.D. – FBI, Council Chair 2022. Amy is the first female to take the role and the first non-aviation Council Member since 2018

·         Melissa Cooper – Kansas City Aviation Department, Council Vice Chair. Melissa has been a Council Member since 2019 and will be Chair in 2023

Returning once again this year are:

·         Étienne Côté – Bombardier pilot

·         Marty Grier – The Home Depot

·         Mark Larsen – NBAA

·         Michael Ott – Phoenix Air

·         Chris Sweeney – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Our newest members for 2022 include:

·         Ron Renz – Alligator Inc. Ron has been involved in aviation for almost 50 years.

·         Andy Nureddin – Bombardier Fleet Leader, Global 7500. Andy grew up around airplanes and soloed at age 16!

·         Cory Flatoff – Pentastar. Cory has a wide range of experience spanning 28 years in professional aviation with multiple type ratings.

·         Nick Verdea – The Williams Companies, Inc. Nick is the 2021 Bombardier Safety Standdown Award Winner and has been in business aviation for four decades.

Welcome to our new Safety Standdown Council. We are looking forward to another exciting year of informative safety education! If you would like to learn more about the Bombardier Safety Standdown Advisory Council you can go here.