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.
In a first sign of fast-increasing levels of tension in the Gulf region affecting airline operations, Bahraini flag carrier Gulf Air announced Jan. 3 that it was suspending all services to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and Najaf.
French company Eiffage has completed a deal to acquire the 49.99% stake in Aéroport Toulouse-Blagnac (ATB) previously held by China Airport Synergy Investment Ltd. (CASIL).
