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.
Ryanair (FR) says Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is looking at potential modifications that the Irish low-cost carrier would like to see in the C919 single-aisle jet.
The UK’s Virgin Atlantic Group, which includes Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS), recorded an operating loss of £80.2 million ($120.3 million) for the 2011-12 financial year, compared to an £18.5 million operating profit for the preceding year.
Sharply increased half-year losses at International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) have led chief executive Willie Walsh to warn of imminent major restructuring at subsidiary Iberia (IB) to correct “deep and structural” problems. Redundancies were inevitable, he said.
