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
FBOs
Aviation Concepts Opens Subic Bay FBO
Business aircraft operators frustrated by the lack of space, inconvenient access and uncompetitive prices at key airports in the Asia-Pacific region now ha
FBOs
New FBO in Philippines Provides Asian Alternative
Business aircraft operators frustrated by the lack of space, inconvenient access and uncompetitive prices at key airports in the Asia Pacific region now ha
Aircraft
Future Unclear for DAE Capital as It Scraps Orders
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has declined to confirm or deny reports that its leasing arm, DAE Capital, has cancelled all remaining airliner orders with Airb
Environment
Lawyers Do Battle Over Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Lawyers acting for European Union states have begun their defense of the application of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) to non-European airlines in resp
Aircraft
EBAA Chief Joins Advisory Board at Milestone Aviation
Brian Humphries, president and CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), joined the advisory board of aircraft leasing group Milestone Avia
Aircraft
AIN Blog: What Remains of Dubai’s Aerospace Dream as Airbus Orders Are Cancelled?
What does the future hold for Dubai Aerospace Enterprise in the wake of this month’s news that its leasing arm, DAE Capital, has cancelled all remaining ai
Charter & Fractional
German Charter Firm Triple Alpha Declares Insolvency
German executive charter firm Triple Alpha Luftfahrt filed for insolvency on Friday and is now under the control of a court-appointed administrator.
Aircraft
Congo Boeing 727 Crash Kills 53
At least 53 people were killed when a Boeing 727 operated by Hewa Boro Airways crashed at Kisangani Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 8.
Charter & Fractional
Aircraft Charter Market Awaits Summer Liftoff
The northern hemisphere’s busy summer period for private charter flights has yet to take off, but demand levels are already ahead of 2010 figures, accordin
UK Court Backs United Airlines in Trademark Ruling
A UK court has ordered Bangladeshi carrier United Airways to stop trading under its current name after a June 24 ruling in London that it had illegally vio
Aircraft
Where Does Airbus’s A320neo Sales Success Leave Boeing and its 737?
Last month’s Paris Air Show saw Airbus leapfrog its goal of extending the number of orders and commitments for the new A320neo airliner to at least 500 uni
FBOs
U.S. Eases Customs Pre-Clearance Process in Shannon
The process through which business aircraft passengers and crew can clear U.S.
Record Crop of Paris Orders Flies in the Face of Airline Balance Sheets
Paris Air Show organizers promised a feel-good factor from this year’s event, staged at Le Bourget Airport from June 20 to 26, and clearly they were in the
Engines
America is Getting Ahead of Air Transport’s Ecological Power Curve
At last week’s Paris Air Show strong examples of leadership in efforts to reduce air transport’s environmental footprint came from two sources that, at lea
Paris 2011: L-3 Video Scout Connects Ground Troops with Android-based Smartphones
L-3’s Interstate Electronics Corp.
Paris 2011: Buying Frenzy Here Could Set the Stage for Mergers
Aerospace firms have been doing a roaring trade here at the Paris Air Show, selling record volumes of aircraft, engines and all the associate
Paris 2011: $22 Billion More Business on Day Two of Le Bourget Salon
Another day, and plenty more dollars.
Paris 2011: Safran Supplements Virgin America’s $1.4 Billion Order for CFM Leap Engines with $400 Million Support Contract
Virgin America’s eve-of-Paris-show $1.4 billion order for CFM International Leap engines to power its 30 Airbus A320neo airliners provided validation of pa
Paris 2011: Rafael can help partners stretch budget and technology gaps
In defense terms, few would question the proposition that the state of Israel punches above its weight.
Paris 2011: GKN Bets Big on Technology To Drive Growth
Even during the most unsettling periods of the recent economic downturn, GKN Aerospace continued to invest heavily in being at aerospace’s technological le
Paris 2011: GKN set to harvest growth after investing in fallow years
When GKN Aerospace CEO Marcus Bryson ge
Paris 2011: L-3 Beefs Up Mobius To Challenge Firebird
L-3 Communications has confirmed plans to more than double the size of its Mobius optionally manned aircraft.
Paris 2011: Squeeze on services sector prompts L-3 to keep its eyes on high-tech export prizes
Prompted in part by the prospect of squeezed Pentagon budgets, U.S.
Paris 2011: Bizjet Crowd Craves In-flight Comms More Than Most
There is one segment of aviation that has been largely impervious to the economic downturn–the highest of the high fliers; namely, owners and passengers in
Paris 2011: Passenger power pushes demand for in-flight connectivity
The market for in-flight connectivity is about to step up a gear as passenger power pushes demand to be able to use personal smart phones, laptops and tabl
Anticipation Builds for Major Orders at Paris Air Show
Anticipation of a substantial flow of new airliner orders is building as the 2011 edition of the biennial Paris Air Show prepares to open on Monday, June 2
AIN Blog: Join Me on AIN’s Long and Winding Road to the Paris Air Show
Later this morning I’ll hop on a train for my biennial pilgrimage to the Paris Air Show.
Insurance Costs Continue To Fall for Aerospace Firms
Aerospace companies trying to bounce back from the downturn face many challenges, including rising costs, but they are still enjoying one blessing: lower i
