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 issued updated air cargo guidelines, calling on member states and other countries to help facilitate the operations that play an important role in transporting medical supplies and equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
IATA has called on governments to help ensure air cargo supply lines stay open to allow them to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying bureaucratic procedures need to be streamlined to avoid unnecessary delays.