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.
Structural air traffic control (ATC) center issues contributed to a 114% increase in airline delay minutes in the first half of 2019 compared with 2017, industry group Airlines for Europe (A4E) said as it renewed calls to speed up air space modernization.
Industry group Airlines for Europe (A4E) is voicing strong opposition to France’s introduction of an eco-tax on outbound flights, saying European airlines already pay environmental taxes and the funds they raise should be better focused on reducing the environmental impact of aviation.
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has renewed calls to speed up airspace modernization as structural air traffic control (ATC) issues—including capacity issues and staff shortages—have contributed to a 114% increase in airline delay minutes in the first half of 2019 compared with 2017.
