Europe & Middle East Correspondent, Air Transport World
London, UK
Summary
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.
Passengers transiting Europe’s airports over the summer holiday period could face chaos as the facilities struggle to cope with pandemic precautions, the European wing of Airport Council International (ACI Europe) has warned.
EASA has expressed concerns over reduced skill levels among air traffic controllers (ATCOs) as a result of the pandemic and suggested methods by which individual controllers and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) can ensure professional standards are maintained.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has received a boost to its liquidity from two of its major shareholders, on the same day LCC Norwegian announced it had completed its reconstruction process.