Charles Alcock
Managing Editor
Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.
Latest from Charles Alcock
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Falcon Service Expands at Le Bourget
Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
GKN Takes Over Former Airbus UK Factory
GKN Aerospace assumed full ownership of the former Airbus wing component and assemblies factory at Filton, UK, on Monday.
Avionics
Retrofit altimeter chosen for Challenger
Bombardier has selected Revue Thommen’s AD20 two-inch electronic standby altimeter as a retrofit option for the Challenger 601-3A/3R and 604.
Global Express to Bolivia a trip to remember
The crew of a Bombardier Global Express operated by Germany’s Triple Alpha successfully negotiated multiple operational and security challenges during a re
FBOs
TAG Global claims record for polar circumnavigation
TAG Group vice president Aziz Ojjeh and a team of four other pilots broke a 31-year-old speed record for a pole-to-pole circumnavigation of the globe
Aircraft
Ruag books new orders for 228 NG
An undisclosed Australian regional airline has become the third customer to commit to Ruag Aerospace’s Dornier 228 New Generation program, placing an order
Safety
Burst tire prompts Global mods
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued four safety recommendations in response to an incident in which a burst tire on a Bombardier Gl
Avionics
Barco CDMS-3000 gets EASA approval
The European Aviation Safety Agency has completed ETSO-C113
certification of Barco’s new CDMS-3000 control display unit.
Airports
Movements limit is years away for London Stansted
Swift lobbying work by the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) and its members appears to have averted the threat of a new limit on th
Growth Market Spawns Partnerships
Western companies are still flocking to the Middle East to secure a piece of the business aviation action in a marketplace that continues to defy global ec
Middle East companies delve into bizav market
Al Jaber Aviation’s $1.2 billion order for 21 new aircraft placed during November’s MEBA show in Dubai confirmed the business aviation industry’s hopes tha
Aircraft
Analyst: expect demand for very light jets to slow
The market for very light jets (VLJs) is set to dip significantly as recession sweeps across western economies, according to PMI Media’s latest study, The
Charter & Fractional
Sharp decline in charter demand, reports UK broker
UK-based executive aircraft charter broker Air Partner has reported a dip in business during the first five weeks of the second quarter of its current fina
European Citation Fleet Now Makes a Grand
Cessna took the size of its European Citation fleet to 1,000 aircraft on December 16 when it delivered a Citation XLS to Turkish charter operator Bonair.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pro-Star Appointed Pilatus PC-12 Service Center
Pilatus Aircraft has appointed Pro-Star Aviation of Londonderry, N.H., a sales representative and service center for its PC-12NG turboprop single in the no
Airports
Bangkok Airports Blockade Ends, Airfields To Reopen
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International and Don Muang Airports are set to reopen on Thursday, following a high court ruling today that might clear the way for T
PMI More Bearish in Latest VLJ Forecast
The market for very light jets (VLJs) is set to take a significant dip as recession sweeps across Western economies, according to PMI Media.
FBOs
Ocean Sky touts FBO as transatlantic stop
Ocean Sky is seeking to capitalize on significant investments it has made to ensure that its FBO at Scotland’s Glasgow Prestwick International Airport meet
Airports
Schönefeld Airport welcomes displaced Tempelhof traffic៳
Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport finally lost its long battle against closure on October 30 when all operations at the downtown facility ceased.
SPn developer officially declares insolvency
Grob Aerospace GmbH was formally declared insolvent on November 1.
MEBA 2008 report
The scale and impact of the MEBA 2008 show must have removed any remaining doubts that today the Middle East is business aviation’s hottest marketplace.
FBOs
CedarJet, MASCO Partner on Bizjet Maintenance in Beirut
Beirut FBO Cedar Jet Center has started offering aircraft maintenance services in partnership with its MEA group sister company MASCO.
Charter & Fractional
Dubai operator joins charter empty-legger
Empty-leg charter specialist Lunajets has launched a new partnership with Dubai-based operator Empire Aviation Group (EAG).
FBOs
Beirut FBO ventures into bizjet maintenance with sister MASCO
Beirut FBO Cedar Jet Center (Stand No.
MEBA show sales expected to top $1 billion
MEBA organizers have declared themselves astonished by the impressive growth of the Middle East’s new biennial business aviation show.
Airbus set to boost ME bizliner market share
Airbus this morning is expected to announce more orders for the various executive and VIP versions of its single-aisle and wide-body airliners.
Charter & Fractional
Largest operator of Airbus bizliners spreads its wings
Comlux Aviation is set to further boost its standing as the world’s largest operator of Airbus corporate and VIP aircraft with the announcement of another
Business aviation to shine at Bahrain's new airshow
Business aviation will be an important facet of the new Bahrain Airshow to be staged in the Arabian Gulf state from January 21 to 23, 2010.
Aircraft
Bombardier plans to open pilot training facility in region
Bombardier is making plans to open a pilot training facility for its business aircraft family here in the Middle East.
