Heather Beaton
Fellow in Aircraft Design and Development with decades at Bombardier, experienced in systems engineering, flight test, certification and leadership on programs such as the CRJ, Challenger and Global series.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 7min
Ep. 271 - Flying is so safe due to great Aircraft Design and Development... Two great Engineers tell us more
TimYee Lee, Bombardier safety officer focused on airworthiness and reliability. Heather Beaton, long‑time Bombardier design fellow with flight test and certification leadership. They discuss regulation and certification, how market needs drive design, system architecture and redundancy, rig and flight testing, designing for failures, evacuation rules, and industry knowledge sharing.
