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.
The long-mooted deal between Etihad Airways and Italian flag-carrier Alitalia finally came to fruition Friday in a complex transaction worth €1.75 billion ($2.35 billion).
Alitalia’s route network plans show the Italian carrier being pulled into orbit around the fast-growing, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, following the closing of a long-awaited major investment deal.
The Croatian government is moving ahead with a new drive to find a strategic partner for its national carrier, Croatia Airlines, targeting the first half of 2015 as the timetable for discussions with potential suitors.
