Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.
A daily newspaper journalist in the UK and Middle East for 15 years, he then joined the UK's most successful corporate publishing company before setting up his own company in 2004. He has worked with ATW since 2014.
UK-based startup Odyssey Airlines has decided to use crowdfunding—a collection of finances from backers—to raise £5 million ($8.4 million) of equity capital as it pursues plans for a mid-2016 launch.
Ryanair has agreed to purchase five additional Boeing 737-800s, adding to its current order book of 175 of the type, which it finalized at the Paris Air Show.
