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.
Qatar Airways (QR) has confirmed it is one of the companies shortlisted by Saudi aviation authorities to operate domestic services in Saudi Arabia as the kingdom seeks to liberalize its airline regime.
UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2) has reported that its total revenue increased 10.5% to £1.03 billion ($1.59 billion) for the quarter ended June 30 compared to the year-ago period.
