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 carrier Monarch Airlines announced Oct. 12 it has received a £165 million ($203 million) injection from majority shareholder, Greybull Capital, on the deadline set by UK regulator Civil Aviation Authority to have fresh funding in place.
New Omani low-cost carrier (LCC) SalamAir will begin its operational life with Airbus A320s, rather than the previously mooted Boeing 737s, the airline said Oct. 11.