Airlines spend millions fighting downtime, but what if the real bottleneck isn’t technical—it’s leadership?

In this episode of The Death to Downtime Podcast, Andy sits down with Oscar Roman, VP of Maintenance Operations at Saudia, to explore aviation’s hidden crisis: “leadership by accident.” Together they dive into:

✈️ How COVID permanently reshaped aviation strategy
 ⚙️ The dangerous gap between technical and commercial teams
 👨‍🔧 Why great engineers often fail as leaders
 💡 The case for two career paths: technical mastery vs. leadership
 🚨 The true cost of bad leadership on culture, safety, and revenue
 🤖 Can regulators and AI help close the leadership gap?

If you’re an aviation professional—whether on the line, in maintenance control, or in leadership—this episode will make you rethink how the industry develops its people.