Charles Alcock
Managing Editor
Charles Alcock is a senior editor with AIN, 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 Manchester University in the northwest of England and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.
Latest from Charles Alcock
Airports
Airports Group Plans Vertiports with eVTOL Developers
Corporacion America Airports this week signed partnership with Eve and Vertical Aerospace to developer plans for eVTOL air taxi ground infrastructure.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bogus Parts Could Indefinitely Ostracize Russian Air Transport
Russia's aviation regulator is facilitating the use of unapproved parts, compromising asset values and longer-term relations with the global industry.
FutureFlight
Eve Teams with Airports Group To Develop Vertiport Network
Corporacion America Airports operates 53 airports in six countries across three continents. These include Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, and Brazil, where the company runs airports in the capital, Brasilia, and Natal.
FutureFlight
Electra and Airflow Join Forces to Bring eSTOL Aircraft Family to Market
The merged company will focus on hybrid-electric propulsion to start, but wants to eventually build hydrogen-powered aircraft.
FutureFlight
Falcon and Eve Plan To Launch eVTOL Services in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates-based operator says questions need to be resolved about how eVTOL aircraft will perform in the region's high temperatures.
FutureFlight
Wisk Expands Autonomous eVTOL Operations Plans to Australia
Brisbane in the state of Queensland is a likely early adopter of eVTOL air services, with plans underway for ground infrastructure.
Volocopter's VoloConnect eVTOL Prototype Takes to Skies
Volocopter's VoloConnect four-seat full-scale eVTOL prototype is now in flight test, joining the two-seat VoloCity and freight-carrying VoloDrone.
FutureFlight
With First VoloConnect Takeoff, Volocopter Has Three eVTOL Models in Test Flights
The four-passenger VoloConnect has joined the smaller VoloCity and VoloDrone prototypes in flight testing.
FutureFlight
Lilium To Step Up eVTOL Program Expenditure Under New CEO Klaus Roewe
In a shareholders' letter, the company says it aims to have the basis for type certification of its seven-seat eVTOL aircraft fully agreed to by EASA by the end of 2022.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Deloitte Study Considers How Advanced Air Mobility Stacks Up as a Mass-transit Contender
The consulting group focuses on how eVTOL air taxi services will compete on cost and price points with ground-based alternatives and also with scheduled airlines.
Airlines
Eurocontrol Pushes Back Covid Recovery as Delays Worsen
The air traffic management agency published a revised short-term forecast for European air traffic, as airlines and airports face serious staff shortages.
FutureFlight
NASA Adds More Partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign
The program is intended to promote public confidence and accelerate the realization of emerging aviation markets for passenger and cargo transportations in urban, suburban, rural and regional environments
FutureFlight
VX4 eVTOL Operators, Lessor, and Airports Group Plan Brazilian Vertiports
Brazil is emerging as a likely early adopter of eVTOL air taxi services, in part because of strong existing demand for helicopter charter flights.
Eve Turns to Porsche for Mass-production Expertise
Porsche Consulting will provide insight on supply chain for high-volume production, as well as strategy for global manufacturing and logistics.
FutureFlight
Honeywell Reports Progress with One-MW Turbogenerator Tests
The company says the turbogenerator could power hybrid-electric aircraft and also be used for ground-based battery recharging units.
FutureFlight
EASA Announces Tenders for New Aviation Safety Research Projects
New European Union-funded research includes technology of direct relevance to the advanced air mobility sector.
FutureFlight
Vertiko and Jaunt Announce Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Network Across Quebec
Vertiko intends to build a network of vertiports in the Canadian province of Quebec and operate a fleet of at least 70 Jaunt Journey eVTOL aircraft from 2026.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Tampa Airport Studies Innovative Future Mobility Options
The Florida airport's latest master plan makes it clear that Tampa Bay area officials are willing to consider radical transportation options that could include eVTOL aircraft and much more.
FutureFlight
TCab Tech Chooses Safran's Motors To Power Five-Seat E20 eVTOL Aircraft
The Chinese start-up, which was founded by former Geely Terrafugia and Autoflight executives, aims to certify its aircraft in China in 2025.
FutureFlight
Lilium Reports Hover-to-Cruise Airflow Transition Breakthrough in eVTOL Test Flights
The transition was achieved with the company's Phoenix 2 eVTOL technology demonstrator during test flights in Spain.
FutureFlight
Lilium Selects Partners For Propulsion Flaps and Lithium Battery Technology
The German eVTOL aircraft developer made three significant supply chain partnership announcements in the space of a week.
FutureFlight
Eviation Says Alice Electric Commuter is Set For Summer Flight Test Lift-off
The start of flight testing for the redesigned Alice aircraft has been delayed for some time, but the company says it will still be ready for the FAA to assess the aircraft in 2024.
FutureFlight
Japanese Parking Lots Could Be Launch Pads for eVTOL Air Taxis
Skyports is expanding its plans to build vertiports through a new alliance with partners in Japan.
FutureFlight
FAA Certification Leader Joins Autonomous Flight Pioneer Xwing
Outgoing FAA executive director for certification Earl Lawrence was responsible for the oversight of all categories of aircraft certification as well as production and airworthiness approvals.
FutureFlight
Helisul Probed the Human Realities of Urban Air Mobility Services
In a series of 180 flights over Rio de Janeiro, Helisul's rotorcraft mapped out possible routes for eVTOL aircraft.
Aircraft
TBM Co-ownership Could Make Private Flying Affordable
Moove is marketing co-owned shares in the TBM 960 single-engine turboprop to small companies that might find it hard to access affordable charter services.
Environment
Experts Teach How To Build Sustainable Business
AIN Media Group hosted a meeting about the steps business aviation companies and their customers can take to achieve carbon neutrality.
Airports
Oxford Grows with New Hangar, Maintenance Space, and Taxiway
The UK airport is expanding facilities to accommodate strong growth in business aviation traffic.
Aircraft
For Now, Bizav Tailwinds Are Stronger Than Headwinds
Business aviation traffic and demand are generally still strong, but rising costs and economic uncertainty are all too visible, said the analysts at WingX.
Aircraft
Bombardier Raises Green Bar with Eco Jet, Declarations
The manufacturer sees a blended wing as the basis for a quantum leap in carbon reduction, and is now auditing the environmental credentials of current jets
