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.
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected a contention by Irish-based low-cost carrier Ryanair (FR) that UK competition authorities do not have powers to investigate FR’s almost 30% shareholding in Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus (EI).
Ryanair (FR) says Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is looking at potential modifications that the Irish low-cost carrier would like to see in the C919 single-aisle jet.