--- title: Knowledge Hub - Satair | Market Analysis & Trends description: Market Analysis & Trends | Inspiration, insights and knowledge – keeping aircraft flying --- [![satair-logo-desktop](https://blog.satair.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Satair2018/satair-logo-desktop.png?width=156&height=35&name=satair-logo-desktop.png "satair-logo-desktop")](https://www.satair.com) - [Products](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/products/all-our-products) - [Services](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/services/all-our-services) - [OEM partners](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/oem-partners/our-partners) - [About Satair](https://www.satair.com/about-satair/about-satair/company) - [Career](https://www.satair.com/career) - [Knowledge Hub](https://blog.satair.com) [![satair-logo-desktop](https://blog.satair.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Satair2018/satair-logo-desktop.png?width=156&height=35&name=satair-logo-desktop.png "satair-logo-desktop")](https://www.satair.com) - [Products](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/products/all-our-products) - [Services](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/services/all-our-services) - [OEM partners](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/oem-partners/our-partners) - [About Satair](https://www.satair.com/about-satair/about-satair/company) - [Career](https://www.satair.com/career) - [Knowledge Hub](https://blog.satair.com) Search **Menu** - [Products](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/products/all-our-products) - [Services](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/services/all-our-services) - [OEM partners](https://www.satair.com/our-offerings/oem-partners/our-partners) - [About Satair](https://www.satair.com/about-satair/about-satair/company) - [Career](https://www.satair.com/career) - [Knowledge Hub](https://blog.satair.com) ![SATAIR_London_1810-FIN](https://blog.satair.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SATAIR_London_1810-FIN.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&name=SATAIR_London_1810-FIN.jpg "SATAIR_London_1810-FIN") ![arrow2](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/arrow2.svg "arrow2") # The Knowledge Hub ### Welcome to our resource for sharing trends, news and insights on how to navigate through some of our industry’s current challenges. # Posts in Market Analysis & Trends ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [How COVID-19 accelerated the aircraft mechanic shortage](https://blog.satair.com/how-a-strong-covid-recovery-can-worsen-the-aircraft-mechanic-shortage) Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the aviation industry was facing a looming labour shortage, particularly among mechanics and technicians. Following the industry’s worst year ever, where does the situation stand now? [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Dec 16, 2021 | 5 min read [![How COVID-19 accelerated the aircraft mechanic shortage](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/mechanic2-1920x1080.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/how-a-strong-covid-recovery-can-worsen-the-aircraft-mechanic-shortage) [![Why incubation programmes are so beneficial to the aviation industry](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/satair-incubation-main.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/aviation-incubation-programmes) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Why incubation programmes are so beneficial to the aviation industry](https://blog.satair.com/aviation-incubation-programmes) Post-crisis periods are among history’s most productive eras and according to Professor Scott Galloway of New York University, we're going to see more new businesses started in the second half of 2021 than in any six month period in the last 30 or 40 years. [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Jul 26, 2021 | 6 min read [![Aviation startup CEO: Incubation puts us two steps ahead of the competition](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/satair-august2021-interview.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/aviation-startup-airsiders-beam) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Aviation startup CEO: Incubation puts us two steps ahead of the competition](https://blog.satair.com/aviation-startup-airsiders-beam) Established aviation companies have often found success collaborating with innovative startups and helping the new firms get their fresh ideas off the ground. It’s something the industry is likely to see more and more of over the coming years. [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Jul 26, 2021 | 4 min read [![Why aren't there more young aircraft mechanics?](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/mechanic-1920x1080.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/why-arent-there-more-young-aircraft-mechanics) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Why aren't there more young aircraft mechanics?](https://blog.satair.com/why-arent-there-more-young-aircraft-mechanics) To meet current and future demand, the aviation industry must convince more young people to pursue jobs as technicians and mechanics. Labour leaders, aviation executives and outside analysts all agree that this will be no easy task. [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Mar 29, 2021 | 6 min read [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3795684/d9402bd2-77d8-40d6-959f-771dda0d9bc8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3795684/d9402bd2-77d8-40d6-959f-771dda0d9bc8) [![Click me](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3795684/773f9778-0e7b-4e51-9ae6-79cae336863a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3795684/773f9778-0e7b-4e51-9ae6-79cae336863a) [![2021 Aviation Industry Outlook](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/2021-outlook-main.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/2021-aviation-industry-outlook) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [2021 Aviation Industry Outlook](https://blog.satair.com/2021-aviation-industry-outlook) Entering 2021, the worst of the aviation industry's COVID-19 downturn may be behind us, but the pandemic's impact is not. Just how long its effects will linger is an open question, but the road to recovery looks long and winding. Here's the 2021 aviation industry outlook as of writing. [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Feb 1, 2021 | 9 min read [![The five biggest risks to the aviation industry's COVID recovery](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/2021-risks-escalator.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/five-biggest-risks-to-aviation-industrys-covid-recovery) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [The five biggest risks to the aviation industry's COVID recovery](https://blog.satair.com/five-biggest-risks-to-aviation-industrys-covid-recovery) The end of 2020 does not mean the end of the most challenging period in the aviation industry’s history. As the industry looks to rebound in 2021, it will have to contend with a variety of risk factors, both COVID-related and otherwise. [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Feb 1, 2021 | 9 min read [![Six ways COVID-19 has impacted the MRO industry](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/2021-covid-mro.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/six-ways-covid-19-has-impacted-the-mro-industry) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Six ways COVID-19 has impacted the MRO industry](https://blog.satair.com/six-ways-covid-19-has-impacted-the-mro-industry) From big drops in airline spending to the challenges of maintaining parked fleets and preparing for the hastened arrival of next-generation aircraft, the pandemic has had major and potentially long-lasting effects on the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) industry. [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Jan 25, 2021 | 9 min read [![Why airlines should reassess their digital strategies](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/digital-strategies.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/why-should-airlines-reassess-their-digital-strategies-going-forward) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Why airlines should reassess their digital strategies](https://blog.satair.com/why-should-airlines-reassess-their-digital-strategies-going-forward) Future-proofing initiatives have shrunk from planning over the next ten years, to what should be done over the next ten months. How is this affecting digital transformation of the industry? [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Aug 3, 2020 | 3 min read [![Automation in aviation in a post-pandemic world](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Airbus-axes-robot.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/automation-in-aviation-in-a-post-pandemic-world) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Automation in aviation in a post-pandemic world](https://blog.satair.com/automation-in-aviation-in-a-post-pandemic-world) With social distancing shaping up to be a more permanent pattern in the fabric of global society, could automation solve some of the challenges that the industry is facing? [Market Analysis & Trends](https://blog.satair.com/tag/market-analysis-trends) Aug 3, 2020 | 3 min read [![Five challenges of additive manufacturing in the aviation industry](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Satair2018/First%20content%20package%20oct%202018/Challenges%20addtive%20manufacturing%201.jpg)](https://blog.satair.com/five-challenges-additive-manufacturing) ![arrow_grey](https://blog.satair.com/hubfs/Grafik/arrow_grey.svg "arrow_grey") ### [Five challenges of additive manufacturing in the aviation industry](https://blog.satair.com/five-challenges-additive-manufacturing) In many ways, additive manufacturing is a natural fit for the aviation industry. It provides a way to create complex designs and produce lightweight, yet strong structures. However, in its current state, additive manufacturing faces some key challenges that must be addressed before it's going to be widely adopted in the aviation industry. 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