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.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline recorded a net profit of AED7.13 billion ($1.94 billion) for the 2015-16 financial year ended March 31, up 56.4% compared to a net profit of AED4.6 billion in the previous year.
UK-based easyJet slipped back to a net loss of £20 million ($29 million) for the half-year ended March 31, compared to a profit of £5 million a year ago.
An influential UK parliamentary body has backed recommendations that London Heathrow Airport should be the site for much-needed extra runway capacity in South East England.
