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.
Ireland-based LCC Ryanair will close its base at Glasgow International Airport in Scotland because of the UK’s high passenger taxes, and will transfer routes to Edinburgh, some 45 miles to the east.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) reported improved figures for the first quarter of its financial year, noting that long-term efforts to improve its market position continue to bear fruit.
The UK Department for Transport is allowing the resumption of direct cargo flights between Bangladesh and the UK, citing improvements to security at Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport (DAC).