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.
Spanish low-cost carrier (LCC) Vueling (VY) posted a second-quarter net profit of €7.7 million ($9.5 million), more than double the €3.6 million it earned in the same quarter last year.
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport (LAS) has opened its new Terminal 3. At 1.9 million sq. ft., the terminal is the largest public works project in Nevada’s history, costing $2.4 billion and taking five years to construct. The 14-gate T3 will replace the smaller, soon-to-be-demolished T2 and has seven international gates. The gambling mecca hopes the new facility will help attract more international visitors to the resort city. For some years the city has increasingly been looking overseas for customers.
Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways Group recorded a half-year net profit of KD3.8 million ($13.5 million), up 21.8% year-over-year, despite continuing unrest in the region.
