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.
Airbus is starting to pull together components in preparation for the final assembly of the first A330neo, which is scheduled to get underway in September.
Saudi aviation regulator, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), has issued a new code of conduct for airlines and passengers designed to strengthen passenger rights in the desert kingdom.