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.
Lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a series of orders and commitments at the Farnborough Air Show July 17, with Los Angeles-based ALC placing firm orders for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s plus three 787-9s. The company has made additional commitments for a further 55 MAX 8s.
An increasing number of airlines are starting to create their own training programs to establish new pipelines for pilots in the face of an anticipated global shortage, training integrator CAE said.
