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.
The European Commission (EC) has launched in-depth investigations into the financial rescue deals for Cyprus Airways and Estonian Air, to verify whether cash infusions breach European Union (EU) state aid rules.