Hi, We just released a new episode of #SkyboundOps that goes beyond the usual “digital transformation” conversation. In this discussion, we sit down with Monica Badra, a leader who has lived transformation inside major aerospace organizations — not from a slide deck, but from the operational core. From delivering 30+ new products at Bombardier to leading multi-year profitability initiatives inside an MRO environment, this conversation is grounded in execution. We talk about the hard truth...

What two MRO polls revealed about repair delays I recently ran two simple LinkedIn polls focused on one question: What actually slows repairs down inside MRO operations? No pitch — just listening to operators across aviation. Story #1 The results were clear. The biggest challenge wasn’t execution, staffing, or even compliance.It was parts sourcing. And when we went deeper, the reasons weren’t vendor-related either. Approvals, inventory visibility, and cert uncertainty all tied almost equally...

This conversation stayed with me Hi all, I wanted to personally share this episode with you because it’s one of those conversations that didn’t end when we hit stop. I sat down with Kelly Carlson for #Skybound Ops — founder of Extrinsic Aviation — and what struck me immediately wasn’t a bold claim or a polished narrative. It was how grounded the thinking was. Her path into aviation didn’t start in the obvious places. It started in accounting, operations, systems, and process — the unglamorous...