The airline industry is on the cusp of its biggest changes in a generation after a transformative decade in the 2010s. The next 10 years could revolutionize the industry.

The 2010s were transformative for the airline industry. As it recovered from the 2008-2009 global economic crisis, new business models, practices, and operative procedures became crucial.
But the 2020s are likely to see even bigger changes. Growth in new markets, coupled with existential risks posed by climate change, will force airlines and airplane manufactuerers to adapt and continue to transform.
Read on for some of the biggest changes to aviation in the last decade, and what we can expect to see in the next one.
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This story is part of Business Insider's "On the Radar" series , a collection of stories, analysis, and interviews revealing how the transportation industry will evolve over the next decade.

The airline industry is one that undergoes tremendous change, constantly. A hyper-competitive space with little margin for error, adaptation is crucial.

At the same time, such change can come at a glacial pace. The complex logistics of running an airline, or designing, certifying, and building a new airplane, requires weeks, months, and sometimes years of advance planning.

It can be hard to see the industry change in real-time, but if you look back ten years to 2010, you'll see an airline landscape that is wildly different from what we have today.

As we move into the 2020s, the industry is poised for some of its biggest changes in decades, as it fights to survive and thrive amid changing economies, new markets, and the existential threat of climate change.

Take a look back at the major changes of the last ten years, and at what we can expect to see by 2030.

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