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 Bournemouth Airport-based airline operated a fleet of 10 A340-600 freighters on long-haul routes, making use of the aircraft's 7,900 nm (14,630 km) range.
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