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.
Bahraini flag-carrier Gulf Air expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 by the end of this month, marking the start of a complete rollover of the airline’s fleet.
Indian full-service domestic airline Vistara has taken delivery of its 20th aircraft, passing the Indian government’s threshold for an airline to operate internationally, which is planned for later this year.
Passenger numbers on Estonia’s national airline Nordica continued to grow in the 2018 first quarter, and the rate at which flight tickets have been purchased for summer destinations promises further growth, the airline said.