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
Airports
Spain prepares to open two new runways
Spanish airports authority AENA said the new runways being built at Madrid Barajas Airport and Barcelona El Prat Airport will both be operational next summ
Dubai show to be a test of commitment to region
Two years after 9/11, Dubai’s biennial air show will declare itself to be firmly back to business as usual when it opens next month (December 7 to 11) in t
FBOs
European FBO Report 2003
Recovering traffic levels are driving desire for both expansion and consolidation in the European market for business-aircraft handling services.
September attacks cast doubt on Dubai Air Show
The September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
Emirates to pioneer airborne mobile phone use
Emirates Airline is on track by year-end to be the first carrier in the world to allow its passengers to make calls using their own mobile phones with the
Honeywell’s Swiss boss mines global markets
There is a 15-hour time difference between Dubai and Phoenix, Arizona, and the trip takes at least 24 hours no matter which scheduled airline you fly.
Middle East dealer is betting on Cessna’s large cabin jet
Wallan Aviation, Cessna’s Middle East distributor, has become the first and only company to date to place advance orders for five of the U.S.
Charter & Fractional
Charter companies feast on bizav bounty
The impressive growth of business aviation in the Middle East hasn’t excluded the region’s executive charter companies, some of which have been enjoying th
Mideast’s new rich help drive bizav growth in Gulf region
There is a bit of an ironic twist in the continuing fast-pace growth of business aviation in the Middle East.
Mideast still hungry for big, lavish VIP cabins
The variety of types and average size of business and private aircraft is changing here in the Middle East, with new customers increasingly willing to fly
Slots imposed at London Heliport
PremiAir has introduced “first-come, first-served” rationed slots for access to the London Heliport after increased landing fees failed to control rising d
Aircraft
Happy 40TH, Learjet
Learjet–arguably business aviation’s most enduring brand name–turned 40 last month.
Aircraft
Legacy upgrades boost range and performance
Embraer introduced a beefed-up Legacy Executive jet at the NBAA Convention last month.
Irish IRE at Bombardier
Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast, Northern Ireland work- force has rejected a new pay deal and is threatening strike action.
Aircraft
Bombardier’s Global XRS rangier, better performer
At last month’s NBAA Convention Bombardier launched the Global Express XRS as the next generation of its super-large, long-range business jet offerings.
FBOs
The Signature opens London Luton base
Signature Flight Support expects to open its new 74,000-sq-ft hangar at London Luton Airport this month.
French Customs exploits currency declaration rule
Business aircraft passengers and crews are facing fines and delays after inadvertently falling afoul of French Customs regulations on currency.
Inaugural Latin bizav show prepares for Brazil takeoff
March 13 to 15 sees the staging of the inaugural Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo, Brazil.
FBOs
Inflite finds business booming at Stansted
Just over four years after London Stansted Airport FBO Inflite opened its new Jet Centre facility back in March 1999, the company reports growing volumes o
FBOs
TAG Aviation finalizes 99-year lease at F'boro
Farnborough Airport officially came under the control of TAG Aviation on February 5, when the Swiss-based group signed a 99-year lease with the UK Ministry
New BAUA chief looks to boost membership, strengthen ties
John Batty, the newly appointed chief executive of the UK’s Business Aircraft Users Association (BAUA), has set himself a couple of important goals: a succ
FBOs
Stockholm welcomes first FBO
Stockholm City Airport is set to get its first purpose-built FBO when Grafair Jet Center opens early next month.
International aviation industry reacts to U.S. terrorist attacks
Still unable to comprehend the monstrous scale of the September 11 terrorist assault on the U.S., the international air transport industry got a swift tast
ERA launches campaign to counter EC ‘favoritism’
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has demanded a “balanced approach” to environmental controls in the European Union transport industry follow
Charter & Fractional
Survey reveals optimism, more competition in Euro charter
The European executive charter market is becoming more and more competitive, and the majority of operators and brokers expect demand to increase over the n
Farnborough: bizav to take backseat to military, airlines
Paradoxically, business aviation will have both a lower and a higher profile at this year’s Farnborough Air Show, to be held July 22 to 28 in the UK.
Airports
Dusseldorf imposes new slot fee
Germany’s Dusseldorf Airport is to introduce a new E160 ($176) “slot allocation charge” for each takeoff and landing, which operators have to pay even if t
Regulations and Government
Signs of recovery tainted as EC wages regulatory assault
Two years on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Europe’s regional airlines are still struggling to recover from some of the toughest business conditions they
Regulations and Government
EASA springs to life, but it’s still in infancy
The new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) came almost silently to life last month–as if echoing the muted expectations that many in the aviation indus
