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
Asia/Pacific Forms Bedrock of ATR’s Good Year
Customers from the Asia/Pacific region played a big part in the banner year European airframer Avions de Transport Regional posted in 2005.
FBOs
Private handlers break logjam at Italy’s airports
This past year independent Italian business aviation service companies made inroads against government-backed airport handling providers that have long blo
Safety
Aviation Internet domain touts security, exclusivity
Appropriately enough, the .aero Worldwide Web domain is sponsoring the Internet café here at EBACE.
Charter & Fractional
Leggier jets from Bombardier key to Gold Air’s growth plans
Gold Air International has ordered two new Bombardier Global 5000s in a deal valued at close to $80 million.
Maintenance and Modifications
Frankfurt super-warehouse paying off for Bombardier
Bombardier Aerospace (Booth No.
Aircraft
BBJ cargo door a possibility
Boeing is here at EBACE floating the idea of adding another new member to its Boeing Business Jet family.
Ed Swearingen:Other Bizjets AreGlorified Turboprops
Aircraft design pioneer Ed Swearingen is as convinced today as he was 30 years ago that business aircraft manufacturers are selling their customers short b
Aircraft
SJ30-2 took a long, circuitous flight path to EBACE 2006
Twenty years after it was conceived by legendary aircraft designer Ed Swearingen, the Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 is making its European debut here at EBACE.
Piaggio Confirms Jet Ambitions
Piaggio Aero Industries is preparing to launch a new jet program before the end of this year and is debating which of two designs to develop.
Aircraft
Avanti Time Machine Cuts Across Airline Schedules
During a recent visit to Piaggio’s Italian home, EBACE Convention News got a first-hand demonstration of how the P180 Avanti can enable business people to
Aircraft
Ferrari Glamour Helps Piaggio Win Back Market
Almost 20 years since the P180 Avanti made its first flight in August 1986, the eye-catching twin pusherprop at last seems to have established itself in th
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
