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.
Pegasus Asia, a joint venture formed by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines and Kyrgyz airline Air Manas, said its arrival in Kyrgyzstan has seen airfares in the Central Asian republic drop by as much as 60% as it introduces competition on flight sectors.
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has announced new routes and increased frequencies from London Stansted Airport as it advances plans to target the business market.