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.
International Airlines Group (IAG)—parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling—reported a 51.5% rise in 2015 net profit to €1.52 billion ($1.66 billion), compared to €1 billion in 2014.
Saudi Arabia’s aviation regulator, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has signed a management and operation agreement for Ireland-based DAA International to run the new Terminal 5 at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh.