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.
Angolan regional carrier BestFly has been granted a six-month contract for inter-island flights in the Cape Verde archipelago after former operator TICV ended services.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has returned to its full complement of six runways following completion of a four-month refurbishment of the Polderbaan strip.