Alan Dron

Europe & Middle East Correspondent, Air Transport World

London, UK

Summary

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.

Articles

By Alan Dron
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said with the omicron variant now so widely established, it made no sense to continue to enforce the stricter—and much more expensive—PCR tests to detect it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
An official inquiry into corruption and fraud at South Africa’s state-owned companies, including South African Airways (SAA), has concluded with a blistering report into the behavior of the carrier’s former chairperson and her boardroom allies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Having ordered Africa’s largest batch of Cessna Grand Caravans, Botswana’s Mack Air is ready for a post-pandemic upswing in traffic.
Air Transport