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
FutureFlight
MightyFly Steps Up Flight Testing for Automated, Autonomous Cargo Deliveries
The company's MF-100 aircraft is remotely monitored by fully trained pilots and will be able to operate from small landing sites where freight can be automatically transferred to and from last-mile ground vehicles.
FutureFlight
Rolls-Royce Teams with Embraer and Wideroe on New Green Regional Airliner Plan
The Norwegian airline is joining a 12-month joint study with the UK-based aero engines group and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.
Aircraft
AirAsia Makes Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Services
The Malaysia-based airline group is set to lease 100 of Vertical Aerospace's four passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon for flights booked on its app.
Charter & Fractional
Shore-to-Ship Drone Deliveries Could Cut Costs and Carbon
ST Engineering, Skyports, and Sumitomo are starting a trial program to deliver cargo to ships docked off Singapore using uncrewed aircraft.
FutureFlight
Eve Prepares to Fly Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype As Order Book Swells
Operators in Australia this week made agreements with the manufacturer that could lead to 90 more of its eVTOL aircraft entering service from 2026.
FutureFlight
AirAsia Plans Urban Air Mobility Service with Leased VX4 eVTOL Aircraft
The Southeast Asian scheduled airline has agreed to take at least 100 of Vertical Aerospace's four-passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft from leasing group Avolon.
Engines
ST Engineering to Offer Quick-Turn Support For Leap-1B Engines
The Singapore-based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider will provide quick-turn servicing of the Boeing 737 Max turbofans by the end of 2023.
Aircraft
ANA, Toyota Back Joby's eVTOL Rideshare Plans
Japanese airline ANA will work with Toyota and Joby Aviation to establish ridesharing flights in the latter company’s four-passenger eVTOLs in Japan.
Aircraft
Japan's ANA Teams With Joby to Plan eVTOL Air Taxi Services
All Nippon Airways and carmaker Toyota have both joined a partnership with eVTOL aircraft developer Joby to plan advanced air mobility services in Japan.
Aircraft
Eviation Co-founder/CEO Departs on Eve of First Flight
Eviation co-founder and CEO Omer Bar-Yohay is leaving the company just as it prepares for first flight of its Alice electric airplane.
Aircraft
Seletar Could Be Advanced Air Mobility Hub For Singapore
Seletar Aerospace Park could become a hub for eVTOL aircraft activity following an agreement between the Singapore government, Volocopter and Skyports.
Engines
Leasing Group BOC Selects Leap Engines For A320neos
CFM International will supply eight shipsets of Leap-1A turbofans to power A320neo narrowbody airliners in BOC Aviation's lease portfolio.
Aircraft
Asia-Pacific Region Will Embrace Green Aviation Technology
Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region are poised to serve as a fulcrum for new sustainable aviation technologies.
FutureFlight
Japan's All Nippon Airways and Toyota Back Joby's eVTOL Rideshare Plans
The partners will work to launch eVTOL air taxi services in Japanese cities such as Osaka by 2025, as part of a government-backed plan for advanced air mobility.
FutureFlight
Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park Could Be an Advanced Air Mobility Hub
Volocopter and Skyports both see potential for the airfield location to play a part in their plans for introducing eVTOL aircraft services in the Southeast Asian country by 2024.
FutureFlight
How Traffic Management Collaboration and Data Sharing Could Unlock Autonomous Flight
Air traffic navigation service provider Skyway is partnering with other specialists like weather data group TruWeather to offer an open support system for uncrewed and piloted aircraft.
Aircraft
India's Alliance Air Leases Two ATR42-600s
The leased twin turboprops will operate to short-field, high altitude airports in northern India, close to the Himalayan mountains.
Aircraft
UK Aerospace Strives to Push Past Covid Downturn
The UK's ADS industry organization is one of several leading national aerospace trade groups vying for new business at the Singapore Airshow.
FutureFlight
Eviation Co-founder and CEO Leaves Company Before Alice's First Flight
Omer Bar-Yohay co-founded the company and has led its efforts to bring the nine-passenger, all-electric, fixed-wing aircraft to market.
Airlines
Insurers Pull Cover For Ukrainian Airliners As Invasion Looms
Ukrainian International Airlines has been forced by insurers to move some aircraft out of the country, despite assurances from its government.
Aircraft
Airbus Lands Major A220 Order as Asia-Pac Growth Soars
Aviation Capital Group is buying 20 A220 narrowbodies, as Airbus projects the Asia-Pacific region will need more than 17,000 more aircraft by 2040.
Aircraft
Urban Air Mobility Could Deliver S$4 Billion Boost to Singapore
German eVTOL aircraft developer Volocopter has published its Singapore Roadmap covering the potential for urban air mobility services.
FutureFlight On The Radar
For Singapore, the Path to Urban Air Mobility Could be Paved With Gold
In its new Roadmap document, Volocopter says the introduction of eVTOL aircraft passenger and freight flights could boost the Singapore economy to the tune of S$4.18 billion ($3.1 billion) by 2030.
Aircraft
Leonardo To Make Fuselage for Vertical VX4 eVTOL
Helicopter manufacturer Leonardo will support Vertical Aerospace in developing the fuselage for its VX4 eVTOL.
FutureFlight
Manta Accelerates Development of ANN eVTOL Aircraft Family
Flight testing with one-third-scale prototypes of the two-seat ANN2 are continuing, with a full-scale prototype to follow in 2023.
FutureFlight
Odys Secures Funding To Develop Hybrid Blown Wing eVTOL Aircraft
A seed funding rounding has yielded $12.4 million to support efforts to bring the nine-passenger aircraft into commercial service by 2026.
FutureFlight
Amprius Raises Energy Density Stakes with 450 Wh/kg Battery
The first examples of the cells have just been shipped to the manufacturer of pseudo satellites, and Amprius says they could also be used to power larger eVTOL aircraft.
Avionics
Animations Allow Operators To Learn from Real Flight Data
GE Digital's Flight Analytics portfolio will now include AIRINC's Desktop Animation Tool to create animations to better understand operational performance.
Aircraft
UK Industry Group Floats Plan For 75-seat Hydrogen Airliner
The UK's Aerospace Technology Institute published a new FlyZero report, but is still awaiting a government decision on funding for zero carbon plans.
FutureFlight
Joby Starts Conformity Testing on eVTOL Aircraft Aerostructures
The first carbon fiber aerostructures coupons were tested at Toray Advanced Composites, which is a production partner in Joby's eVTOL program.
