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.
With demand for air services in Africa growing rapidly, the continent’s airports should respond to the challenges of rapid growth by investing in non-aeronautical and commercial revenue streams, according to Airports Council International (ACI) World.
Swedish regional carrier Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) plans to automatically include “climate compensation” for all CO2 emissions from its flights in its ticket prices.
A new report from a London School of Economics think tank assesses that airlines are failing to take a long-term view on climate change, and carbon offsetting “is no substitute for a clear strategy to reduce emissions.”
