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Incredible news from the aviation industry that is deeply personal for me: One of the Worlds largest airline has successfully transformed its internal hangar maintenance processes to 100% digital—in less than 9 months! Why is this so significant? Because leadership matters. The way leaders champion initiatives, their willingness to innovate, and their courage to take calculated risks for the betterment of the entire organization matters immensely. My career began at American Airlines, where I learned the workings of aviation maintenance from an incredible team. About 27 years ago, AA invested significantly in streamlining electronic documentation. I had the privilege of architecting a pioneering system eventually aimed at digitally enabling mechanics with Panasonic Toughbooks to sign off maintenance task cards. However, the events of 9/11 significantly altered our trajectory, delaying this ambitious goal. Now, 25 years later, it fills me with pride and joy to see visionary leaders like Greg Emerson, Kevin Brickner, and David Seymour transform aviation maintenance like this. The AA IT Project Management and Base Maintenance teams showed remarkable dedication and execution excellence, transitioning to a fully digital eTask solution across all Base Maintenance Bays in just 6 months—a timeline previously unheard of in our industry for a project of this magnitude. I can't understate the value of collaboration with the customer for this accomplishment along with Oliver Wyman and Flatirons. This achievement is not only a tremendous win for American Airlines but also a groundbreaking milestone for aviation maintenance globally and marking yet another Industry First. I am incredibly proud of my entire EmpowerMX (IFS Company) team creating this ground breaking AI based technology and their exceptional support in this transformation and especially the onsite implementation team for supporting the customer traveling every week away from their family. Congratulations to everyone involved for achieving something truly historic!