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.

Managing Editor

Charles Alcock

Flight operations technology group Jeppesen recently selected The Weather Company to be the primary provider of weather data for its products and those of its parent company Boeing. Through the agreement reached last month, aircraft operators can give their pilots and flight planners the same weather information, ensuring greater confidence and continuity.


The Weather Company, which is an IBM subsidiary, will replace all previous weather sources for Jeppesen’s flight-deck and flight-planning products. These include: the FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag; the Aviator pilot resource suite app; the JetPlanner and MilPlanner flight planning systems; the OpsData on-demand aircraft performance analysis; and the FlightDeck Advisor flight optimization tool.


“The Weather Company is the clear leader in providing the most accurate, personalized and actionable weather services and insights to the global aviation industry, and there is a strong demand across our customer base to use The Weather Company as our core weather source,” said Jeppesen chief operating officer Ken Sain. “This agreement will eliminate potential variance between disparate weather data sources and establishes a unified weather experience across the airline operation to increase operational efficiency and performance—all of which have a direct impact on the bottom line.”

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