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.
Air France-KLM’s shareholders have voted to allow Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines to take minority stakes in the Franco-Dutch group, as part of a wider partnership plan announced in July.
Ryanair plans to bid for most of Alitalia’s fleet and is interested in its long-haul as well as its short-haul operations, Michael O’Leary, CEO of the Irish LCC, said.
International Air Transport Association and other aviation groups with European members have called for EU states to deploy more resources to reduce border delays, amid “chaos” that has been created since new rules on passenger checks took effect.
