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.
Different flight information regions, a large percentage of military airspace and concerns over sovereignty contribute to ATC congestion in the region.
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet returned what it described as “a solid first quarter” in its financial year, but warned the trading outlook would remain difficult.