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.
Ryanair is bracing for a significantly larger fiscal 2022 net loss, citing new omicron variant-related travel restrictions and weaker bookings, and warned it has already cut January 2022 capacity by a third.
The European Commission (EC) has approved €2.55 billion ($2.88 billion) of financial aid the Portuguese government is offering to help TAP Portugal and its parent group return to viability, but the carrier must concede up to 18 slots at Lisbon airport per day to a competitor.
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has agreed to restructure under U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in a move that will see it emerge from the process majority-owned by its largest creditors.
