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.
French airlines have criticized a decision to allow Paris airports operator Groupe ADP to increase charges for 2021, saying it fails to take into account of the “catastrophic” situation the country’s air transport industry finds itself in.
The UK has tightened up its COVID-19 travel restrictions, imposing the requirement of a negative test for the virus on all arrivals in addition to mandatory quarantines for those coming from states not on its “travel corridor” list.
Air cargo volumes improved toward the end of 2020, but the sector is still facing a shortage of capacity with many long-haul passenger flights remaining grounded, removing belly capacity from the market.
