MARCH 2O21 24 C OL UMN S 4 EDITOR'S TAKEOFF 1O C O V E R S T OR Y Read more on the " essential employees of the sky " , starting on page 1O. Unnecessary Spending By Jennifer Wilberschied 39 PROFESSIONALISM While the engine MRO market has been sitting somewhat idle this past year, as demand has taken a nosedive due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the helicopter engine maintenance market hasn't been hit quite as hard, sometimes even having more demand in some areas. Is the Fault Removed? By Lisa Archambeau 4O ATEC INSIGHT Aviation Technician Education Community Sets Advocacy Priorities for 2021 By Crystal Maguire 42 ARSA INSIGHT Every Year By Brett Levanto DE PA R T ME N T S F E AT UR E S 6 Industry Inspection 41 Advertiser's Index TECH SPOTLIGHT 16 The Potential of Prediction By Walker Jaroch SPECIAL FEATURE 3O 24 I ndustry Outlook: Commercial Aviation Post Pandemic PRODUCT FOCUS: IT & SOFTWARE By John Coykendall, Aijaz Hussain & Siddhant Mehra MRO FEATURE 3O A Year of Support Rotor Motors By Walker Jaroch 35 Suitable Software By Jessica Purgett ON THE COVER: A StandardAero technician taking a closer look at a rotorcraft engine. STANDARDAERO Follow us FACEBOOK facebook.com/AMTmagazine TWITTER @AMTmag LINKEDIN linkedin.com/groups/1760887 35 www.AviationPros.com 3http://www.AviationPros.com http://www.facebook.com/AMTmagazine http://www.twitter.com/AMTmag http://www.linkedin.com/groups/1760887 http://www.AviationPros.com