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.
Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace division recorded a 6% increase in revenue to £3.2 billion ($4.9 billion) for the first half compared to the same period in 2012.
Gulf Air said it has narrowed its first-half losses by more than 50% over the year-ago period and that its major restructuring program remains on track.
