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
Aircraft
Avanti II Offers Generous Space and Jet-like Speed
Piaggio markets the P180 Avanti as offering close to jet speed and a generously proportioned cabin that can seat up to nine passengers (but more typically
European bizjet registries reach an all-time high
Europe’s business jet fleet has enjoyed double-digit growth over the past year, according to the latest statistics from UK-based aviation data group Aircla
Improving customer support
Honeywell Aerospace is giving both its own staff and its customers the tools they need to ensure consistently good product support, according to Adrian Pau
Safety
Using technologyto make flying safer
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what technology might make business aircraft operations safer and more cost effective.
Engines
The push to make engines cheaper and greener
Honeywell Aerospace’s new HTF7000 powerplant family promises “game-changing” progress on improving engine reliability and reducing operating costs.
Engines
Restructured Honeywell is ready for European growth
Europe continues to be a happy hunting ground for companies selling business aviation, with more grounds for optimism very evident in the latest Business A
New shows will spread bizav message globally
Few would dispute the fact that the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) has been a roaring success.
Airborne diagnosis may be survival key
Your boss is worth $100 million and he flies in a $30 million jet, but right now if he has a heart attack in flight he could be worse-protected than a spot
Charter & Fractional
Air Partner’s JetCard to challenge NetJets Europe
Charter broker Air Partner will this summer relaunch its Jet Membership block charter program under the new name JetCard.
Avionics
PilotView EFB gaining favor among buyers
As business aircraft operators continue the trend toward fully paperless cockpits, the PilotView electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computer from Canadia
Exhibits have outgrown Palexpo’s Hall 7
In order to keep the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) here in Geneva’s Palais d’Expositions, show organizers have shifted
FBOs
TAG opens opulent terminal at Farnborough
TAG Aviation has inaugurated a business aviation terminal that is arguably the finest in Europe.
Aircraft
Embraer reaches for the big league with Lineage 1000
Embraer is breaking into the business jet big league with the launch here at the EBACE show today of the new Lineage 1000 jet derived from its 190 regional
Boeing boom may trigger takeovers
Boeing’s booming airliner programs are boosting the stock values of its suppliers and making them much more visible.
Aircraft
Embraer offers Super Tucano in Turkish RFP
Embraer last week formally responded to Turkey’s request for proposals for a new military trainer, offering its Super Tucano for a requirement expected to
New CEO retools Honeywell Aero
When Rob Gillette arrived at Honeywell Aerospace in January 2005 as its new CEO and president he quickly set out to reorganize the complex engines/avionics
SR Technics shoulderscarriers’ MRO concerns
Saudi Arabia’s new low-cost carrier Sama last month became the latest operator to sign up for one of the integrated airline solutions (IAS) contracts offer
Solid Embraer is ready for life beyone Botelho
This is Mauricio Botelho’s last Farnborough International show as chief executive of Embraer.
Farnborough revamps and reinvents show
Back in 2004, the Farnborough International show opened against a backdrop of uncertainty about its future organization with doubts over how the Society of
SBAC enters Farnborough with a renewed sense of focus
The Society of British Aerospace Companies has sharpened its priorities and its structures since the last Farnborough show in 2004.
HS merger reaping more tangible rewards
The merger in 1999 of air management and engine control specialist Sundstrand and power systems provider Hamilton Standard has proved to be a prescient mov
FBOs
TAG opens new Farnborough digs
Farnborough Airport sealed its standing as a primary European hub for business aviation in May when TAG Aviation opened its new terminal building.
Aircraft
Micro flyer draws attention here and in war
Among the defense products on display at Honeywell’s Farnborough International exhibit one that is likely to catch the eye is the new micro air vehicle (MA
Pilots push for true headings to replace magnetic references
British pilots are pushing for true headings to replace degrees magnetic when expressing aircraft direction and bearing.
For Smiths, risk pays off with $16 billion worth of business
The need for tier-one aerospace suppliers to assume systems integration roles in major programs is viewed as conventional wisdom, but five years ago when S
Jet-Care alerts crews to first sign of engine failure
With aircraft being pushed toward the edges of their flight envelopes here in the daily aerial displays at Farnborough International, their crews need real
London bridgehead raises L-3’s international profile
The opening last year of L-3 Communications’ new office in London represented a significant bridgehead in the defense electronics and communications group’
