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.
Just weeks after it placed four airliners with two Libyan carriers, Dubai-based lessor Aerovista has pulled them out of the North African nation, citing security concerns.
Finnair has recorded a substantially larger loss for 2014 compared to the previous year, despite exceeding its target in a major cost reduction program.
