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
Charter & Fractional
The Charter Market
Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive
Charter & Fractional
Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions
European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f
Maintenance and Modifications
Harrods supersizes at London Luton
Harrods Aviation at London Luton Airport is preparing to relocate to much larger premises by next summer.
Security
Irish business jet seized in drug bust
A Cessna Citation VI owned by a prominent Irish businessman was caught up in a major drug bust on September 26, when Belgian police impounded the aircraft
Airports
London City reports increased bizav traffic
At press time, London City Airport was expecting to have received a total of 7,000 business aviation movements last year–a level of traffic it had not been
Aircraft
Ibis discloses certification delay for Ae270 Spiritturboprop
Ibis Aerospace has quashed speculation that Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.
ATC
Eurocontrol reduces its ATC charges
Operators will see en route ATC charges for most of Europe reduced by an average of 7 percent starting this month.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe expects 2005 profit
Assuming the next six months or so do not see a deterioration in trading conditions, the NetJets Europe fractional-ownership program should finally achieve
Charter & Fractional
European agency studies changes to frax regulation
On behalf of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), two separate task forces are tackling the vexed issue of regulating fractional ownership operat
FBOs
Biggin Hill Plans to Offer New Services
London Biggin Hill Airport is seeking local government approval for a revised draft master plan that would allow for both business aviation growth and the
Paris Air Show Preview: A More uer-Friendly Show
Paris show organizer SIAE has responded to industry calls to downsize the event to make it more cost-effective for exhibitors, who have long struggled to j
Paris Air Show Preview: Manufacturers gear up for international debuts
Back in 2003, when then U.S.
Charter & Fractional
Euro charter firms offer ‘light’ options
Increasing demand from wealthy individuals for the Bombardier Skyjet International fixed-rate block charter program has prompted the company to experiment
Regulations and Government
Europe ready to expand EASA’s regulatory role
The European Commission (EC) is moving quickly to extend the responsibilities of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to cover pilot licensing, aircr
Shuttle flights available from Danish carrier
Danish regional airline Cimber Air is preparing to establish corporate shuttle services to connect companies on the Danish mainland with their satellite pr
Regulations and Government
UK to decide soon on foreign aircraft limits
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) is expected to decide early next year whether it will forge ahead with plans to restrict the amount of time foreign-r
Aircraft
Business Jets Measure Ozone Depletion For German Researchers
German aerospace research agency DLR has enlisted the services of two business jets for some extensive environmental research intended to measure ozone dep
FBOs
Euralair FBO prepares to move into new digs at Le Bourget Airport
Paris Le Bourget FBO Euralair Airport Services (EAS) has renewed a five-year agreement to remain in the Exxon Mobil Avitat network until 2010.
Aircraft
UK Parliment to investigate CIA jets
British lawmakers will probe allegations that the UK government has been allowing the U.S.
Safety
European shops prepare for human factors training rule
By September next year European aircraft maintenance providers will be obliged to have conducted approved human factors training for their staff.
Safety
Performance software is ready for new technology
The UK’s Maestro Aviation has started delivering its aircraft performance and operations procedures software to corporate flight departments, including tha
ERA warns of EASA's cash crunch
Two years on from the creation of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the ERA remains worried about that new agency’s cash flow problems.
ATC
ERA Takes Direct Role in Sesame Project
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) will help manage the two-year definition phase of the Sesame Single European Sky implementation program as p
Regional Traffic Recovery Climbs Higher
Traffic recovery continued to accelerate during the first half of the year, according o the latest statistics from the ERA.
Airlines can’t just write off ‘fairy tales’ authored by EC
With fuel prices in a steep ascent, do airlines need further inducements from regulators to burn less jet-A? No, says the European Regions Airline Associat
Dubai To Host Middle East Bizav Conference
The first Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) conference is to be held in Dubai on November 19, on the eve of the Dubai Air Show (November 20 to 24).
Dubai 2005: Next month's Dubai Air Show diversifies and sets its sights high
Dubai’s ambitions for its biennial airshow seem to know no limits.
ATC
Large UAV Flies in Civil Airspace
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civil, non-segregated airspace took another step forward early last month at the unmanned systems trade show
Eastern Europe offers promising market for bizav
The Czech Republic and its capital, Prague, are emerging as a key beachhead in the expansion of business aviation into the 10 new states of the European Un
Charter & Fractional
Italian Airline Launches Charter Division
Italian airline Blue Panorama has launched an executive charter division with a pair of Piaggio Avanti P.180 twin turboprops.
