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.
This year will see engine manufacturer CFM International set a record as it reaches several milestones in the introduction of the LEAP turbofan while the existing CFM56 hits what will probably be its high-water mark of production.
