Alan Dron

Europe & Middle East Correspondent, Air Transport World

London, UK

Summary

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.

Articles

By Alan Dron
[UPDATED] Two Libyan hijackers who took over an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 and forced it to fly to Malta Dec. 23 have been taken into custody after releasing all 118 passengers and crew unharmed, according to the Mediterranean island’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Deregulation of international air fares helped drive Middle East carriers' market share from just 6% as recently as 1996 to 14.3% in 2015.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
EgyptAir has taken delivery of the first of nine Boeing 737-800 NGs.
Aircraft & Propulsion