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.
Kuwait-based hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways has been granted approval by the emirate’s government for the necessary land on which to build a dedicated terminal at Kuwait International Airport.
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has continued to buy up Western aviation assets, with its aviation division acquiring a majority stake in MRO provider SR Technics.
Plans for Qatar Airways to set up a subsidiary to contest the liberalizing Saudi Arabian domestic airline market have been suspended, or even abandoned, ATW understands.