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
Thales aims HUD, satcom at bizjet retrofit markets
Thales Aerospace this week is expected to unveil retrofit options covering four of its products in the business aviation market.
Avionics
Arinc service lets pilots access flight-planning tools on the go
Arinc Direct yesterday announced that it now offers mobile flight-planning services that pilots can access on Blackberries or other personal wireless devic
Meggitt’s new brake group targets bigger market share
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems (MABS) makes its official debut at the NBAA show this week as the new, expanded wheels-and-brakes division of the UK-based
Charter & Fractional
PrivatAir formally launches U.S. charter program
Executive aircraft operator PrivatAir is preparing for a full launch of its Select Membership block charter program later this year in the U.S.
FBOs
Monaco Air welcomes westbound Europeans
Operators of aircraft flying across the Atlantic to destinations in the American West and Midwest are wasting time and money by making technical stops at p
Airports
Farnborough seeks to control airport noise
TAG Aviation has introduced a quiet flying program to reduce noise experienced by neighborhoods around London-area Farnborough Airport.
Charter & Fractional
Bexair rides high on Gulf charter boom
Bexair, the Bahrain-based executive charter firm, is set to take the size of its fleet into double digits with an order for a new Bombardier Challenger 605
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Software steers clients through complex decision-making straits
The process for deciding whether or how to buy a business aircraft is fraught with seemingly incalculable factors and subjective considerations.
Aircraft
On heels of European tour, Cessna plans changes to LCC mock-up
Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June.
Aircraft
As first Falcon 7X nears completion, Dassault mulls future projects
Significant cost and time savings achieved through the use of advanced digital design and production software on the Falcon 7X have persuaded Dassault that
Airbus struggles to right itself
The next 30 days or so will be critical to the future of Airbus and its EADS parent company as top executives struggle to push through the core elements of
Engines
GE and Smiths already in sync
Barely a month has passed since what formerly traded as Smiths Aerospace formally became General Electric Aviation Systems at the closing of the U.S.
Fledgling aerospace business finds firm footing in Dubai
In Dubai, the temperature never gets anywhere close to freezing but that hasn’t stopped the Arabian Gulf state from building an artificial ski slope.
Meggitt turns attention to its core competencies
A sustained program of corporate integration and investment in manufacturing and customer support is giving Meggitt greater focus and a more strategic posi
Aircraft
Maturing A380 on surer footing
Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious i
GKN telegraphs intent to bid on Airbus plants
Britain’s GKN Aerospace has signaled its intention to bid for stakes in one or more of the Airbus factories now being put up for acquisition or partnership
Aircraft
A350XWB more than catch-up effort
Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.
Regional Shows
The rapid growth of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) has undoubtedly been an inspiration to those seeking to institute dedica
Homegrown support firms can slash Mideast red tape
Business aviation is undoubtedly growing in the Middle East– both in terms of greater numbers of locally based aircraft and jets visiting from outside the
Engines
Honeywell eyes European engine market
With Europe continuing to be one of business aviation’s key growth markets, it should not be surprising that Honeywell Aerospace has chosen to position its
Newly renamed Raytheon ready for future challenges
This seventh annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition sees one of the industry’s veteran players celebrate both a distinguished history an
Safety
Bombardier brings ‘war on error’ to Europe
Bombardier is to hold its first Safety Standdown event in Europe at the end of this week’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition here in Genev
Rotorcraft
Helicopter makers buoyed by sales surge
Helicopter manufacturers have come to EBACE 2007 riding high on the wave of some $732 million in new orders announced at the industry’s Heli-Expo held in O
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe to boost fleet and pilot numbers
Back in 2001, NetJets Europe might have considered a shortage of suitably qualified pilots to be a nice problem to face.
Charter & Fractional
European charter programs vie for market dominance
Block charter has evolved as the primary alternative to fractional ownership in Europe, with providers continuously vying to offer greater flexibility and
EBAA chief outlines issues facing European operators
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has never had more work on its plate and the industry has never had a greater need for the group’s lobbyi
ATC
Single European Skies on the EBACE 2007 Agenda
The EBACE conference program will today focus on the Single European Sky program and what it will mean for business aircraft operators.
FBOs
FBO survey: Covering Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa
All the leading forecasts agree that business aviation is an increasingly global phenomenon that will see growth rates for aircraft and flying activity ris
