Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.
Helen combines a deep knowledge of the aviation industry with years of experience in journalism. She was a business reporter at Flight International in London before moving to Paris to work for Reuters as European Automotive Correspondent. She has written for a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Observer, the Telegraph, Airline Business and Aircraft Cabin Management.
The European Commission (EC) has approved €2.55 billion ($2.88 billion) of financial aid the Portuguese government is offering to help TAP Portugal and its parent group return to viability, but the carrier must concede up to 18 slots at Lisbon airport per day to a competitor.
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has agreed to restructure under U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in a move that will see it emerge from the process majority-owned by its largest creditors.
The spread of the omicron coronavirus variant has sparked the introduction of new restrictions, including tightened travel rules in many European countries, threatening airlines’ activities as the 2021 Christmas holiday travel season gets underway.
