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.
Indian domestic airline Vistara, which is partly owned by Singapore Airlines, has taken delivery of its 20th aircraft, passing the Indian government’s threshold for an airline to operate internationally. It intends to do so later this year.
Bahraini flag-carrier Gulf Air expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 by the end of this month, marking the start of a complete rollover of the airline’s fleet.
