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.
Becoming the launch customer for one new aircraft model is something that happens to few airlines during their existence. Kenya-based Astral Aviation is involved in the launch of two.
