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.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian has announced a major increase in flights from Germany for its 2017 summer timetable, offering five new routes from Düsseldorf and three from Hannover.
British Airways (BA) looks set to join the list of major European airlines that have endured industrial strife this year, following a ballot for strike action by cabin crew staff.
