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.
Wizz Air posted a net profit of €182.1 million ($204.7 million) for the six months ended Sept. 30, up 15.2% compared to a net profit of €158 million for the year-ago period.
A cargo aircraft has crashed immediately after takeoff Nov. 4 from Juba International Airport, South Sudan, with up to 40 people dead both in the aircraft and on the ground, according to multiple news media reports.