Michael Ott Named 2019 Recipient of Prestigious Bombardier Safety Standdown Award
November 14 2019 - 09:00AM
Michael Ott has been named the 2019 winner of the prestigious
Bombardier Safety Standdown Award, as selected by the Safety
Standdown Advisory Council members. Captain Ott, who is Director of
Government Contracting as well as lead international
captain/instructor pilot for worldwide air ambulance provider
Phoenix Air Group, Inc., accepted the award at the 23rd annual
Bombardier Safety Standdown on November 13, 2019, during a gala
awards dinner. The Safety Standdown award is presented annually to
an aviation professional who has demonstrated exemplary dedication
to improving aviation safety through the Safety Standdown
principles of learn, apply and share. Nominations for the annual
Safety Standdown Award were vetted by the Bombardier Safety
Standdown Advisory Council members.
Michael Ott was nominated by Jeff Wofford for
his outstanding leadership in aviation safety management over the
course of a 35-plus year career. At the Phoenix Air Group, Inc.,
Michael served for more than a decade as a line captain on the
Learjet 35/36, among other types, and was responsible for designing
and implementing the company’s Safety Management System. Certified
as an Airline Transport Pilot in both multi-engine airplanes and
helicopters with four type ratings, the former Marine has
accumulated more than 14,200 flight hours, half of these on
international missions including challenging evacuation flights out
of North Korea and out of West Africa during the Ebola crisis. He
is a designated IS-BAO auditor, a member of the International
Business Aviation Council’s IS-BAO standards board and the
communications and events team lead for the NBAA Safety
Committee.
“On behalf of Bombardier, I wish to congratulate
Michael Ott for his great passion and his exemplary leadership in
promoting aviation safety and professionalism in our industry,”
said Andy Nureddin, Vice President, Customer Support, Bombardier
Aviation. “With Safety Standdown, we’ve created a forum where
aviation professionals can acquire up-to-date tools and information
with which to elevate their standards and reduce aviation safety
risks. The Safety Standdown Award furthers this endeavour by
celebrating individuals who are role models in the field and have
made a real difference day-to-day.”
Bombardier’s Safety Standdown is one of the most
comprehensive safety conferences in the industry. This year’s 23rd
annual event is taking place November 12-14 in Fort Worth, Texas,
with the theme of “Elevate Your Standards,” prompting aviation
professionals and organizations to establish new standards to put
them on the path for a safer, more productive future. Attendance to
the Safety Standdown is free to all aviation professionals as
safety is a top commitment to the flying public. Next year’s event
will be held in Wichita, Kansas.
About Safety Standdown
Originally conceived in 1996 as a human factors safety-training
event for the Learjet flight demonstration team, the conference
quickly garnered a reputation for excellence beyond Bombardier’s
customer base. In 1999, in response to growing interest within the
industry, Bombardier opened the seminar to all pilots. In 2010,
Safety Standdown expanded beyond the seminars into a year-round
global human factors program offering online resources. Since 1996,
more than 10,000 corporate, commercial and military aviation
professionals have attended Safety Standdown seminars around the
world, live and through the webcast, including in Brazil, Canada,
China, Mexico, Switzerland and the USA.
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