Bombardier's Safety Standdown seminar returns to Wichita, Kansas, from 10 to 12 November for its 30th consecutive year in the city long known as the air capital of the world.

The free-to-attend, three-day event will run both in person and online and is open to aviation professionals from any manufacturer, regardless of the aircraft type they operate. This year's theme, “Evolution Fueled by Legacy,” frames the seminar's focus on how past safety lessons continue to shape current flight operations. Registration is open.

Chris Milligan, vice-president, pre-owned aircraft services and flight operations at Bombardier, says: “For 30 years, Bombardier's Safety Standdown has provided aviation professionals with invaluable opportunities to glean new perspectives on safety, helping them evolve and grow in every aspect of flight operations.” He adds: “This free-to-attend conference is coming back to Wichita, the air capital of the world, again this year to provide aviation professionals with an opportunity to hone their skills.”

Safety Standdown was first conceived by a group of Learjet demonstration pilots seeking to make Bombardier's Wichita-based flight demonstration team the safest in the industry. Since then more than 10,000 professionals, including flight crews, maintenance technicians, dispatchers and schedulers from corporate, commercial and military organisations, have attended the seminar in person or via webcast.

This year's line-up is headlined by Dr. Tony Kern, chief executive of Convergent Performance, whose keynote traces a line from fighter pilot John Boyd's combat instincts to the algorithms now used to assess risk. Other sessions include Ivan Pupulidy of the University of Alabama at Birmingham on “Risk: The Untold Story,” retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Jermaine Cadogan on building a culture of proactive compliance, and Flexjet's corporate director of environmental, health and safety, Tim Wade, on the importance of a lasting safety legacy.