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.

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Charles Alcock

Aviation document management specialist Web Manuals is expanding its European operations with the opening of a new office in Barcelona, Spain. The company, which launched its Amelia Co-Author <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2025-05-07/ai-tools-promise-efficiency-leap-business-aviation">artificial-intelligence-based editing tool</a>&nbsp;in May 2025, has been providing digital document support to the business aviation sector for six years.
In addition to Web Manuals’ headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, the company already has offices in New York, San Diego, Sydney, and Singapore. The new office is in Barcelona’s “innovation district” and will be led by the group’s CEO, Martin Lidgard, who has relocated to Spain.
Web Manuals now supports more than 750 aviation organizations, including airlines, business jet operators, cargo groups, training schools, and developers of new eVTOL aircraft, as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul providers. In Southern Europe, it has more than 50 customers, including 15 in Spain.
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“Southern Europe has become a strategic growth region for Web Manuals,” Lidgard said. “By establishing a stronger local presence and building a local team here, we are ensuring that we can support our customers more closely, respond faster to their needs, and continue building long-term partnerships in the region.”
Amelia Co-Author is part of Web Manuals’ Amelia AI suite, developed to help technical editors and compliance professionals be more efficient with writing, rephrasing, and structuring regulatory content. Users can ask for prompts directly within the Web Manuals platform, generating refined outputs such as simplified language, formatted tables, and reorganized sections in aviation documents.

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