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 EU and China are set to sign two agreements that aim to strengthen their aviation cooperation by facilitating market access and boosting the competitiveness of the EU’s aeronautical sector.
If the €40 million ($47 million) deal is approved, EasyJet will take on slots at Berlin’s Tegel Airport, as well as former Air Berlin aircraft leases. This would give it a leg up in the German market.
Ryanair has applied for slots to base nine aircraft at Berlin’s Tegel aircraft from summer 2018 in a challenge to easyJet’s expansion plans at the airport and in the broader German market following airberlin’s collapse.
