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 is prepared to stay in the oneworld alliance as long as there is a chance of working out differences with fellow members the airline said are hostile to the Doha-based carrier.