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.
London’s Gatwick Airport has received a largely positive response to its plans for development over the next 15 years, with public support for making greater use of existing facilities.
Problems persist in the charges levied by European airports on airlines that use their facilities, but the situation has improved over the past decade, according to a new European Commission report.