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.
European nations have agreed to allow the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), which represents air navigation service providers (ANSPs), to take out loans of up to €1.27 billion ($1.39 billion) to get its members through the COVID-19 crisis.
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead for the Swedish government’s plans to provide SEK5 billion ($500 million) of support to airlines affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair has warned that it cannot rule out “extended layoffs and/or job losses” after May 31, given the continuing uncertainty on when airline operations will resume once the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.
