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 carrier, based in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, has been hit hard by travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The EU’s suggestion to remove the U.S. from its safe list, as COVID-19 infections among Americans rise, is yet another blow to airlines that have been hoping for a long-haul recovery to match their summer short-haul boost.
