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If they are related, then what is his relation to Scott Summers and how does this explain the age gaps between Scott and Professor X?

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He is Scott Summers' younger brother in the comics, adopted out at a young age after the plane crash killed their parents. However in X-Men: First Class he was conceived as an independant character.

When questioned of Havok & Cyclops' "brother" relation, “Yes, the time line is different,” Singer said. “It wouldn’t physically fit for him to be the brother of Cyclops. We take some liberties on that.”

Bryan Singer, producer of the movie, interviewed at http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=29870

Obviously the age difference betwen him, Professor X and Cyclops doesn't matter in that case - Havok's age is independent of Cyclops'.

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That's for the comics, but their ages in the movies don't match that at all. – phantom42 Jun 13 '12 at 10:59
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Updated for the movie. – dlanod Jun 13 '12 at 11:14
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They are brothers in the original comics with Alex being the older brother, in X-Men:First Class, Alex was with Xavier before Xavier found Scott. At the end of X-Men: Origins: Wolverine when the Professor is waiting in a wheelchair after Logan frees the mutants from the island. Because Wolverine happened not so soon after First Class. So Alex met Xavier first, making him the older brother in the timeline between First Class and Wolverine.

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First Class takes place in 1962 and Wolverine takes place in 1981. 19 years is a little more than a short time later. Alex being roughly late teens, or early twentys would make him too old to realisticlly be Scott's brother. – Monty129 May 3 at 22:26

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