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.
Airbus has teamed up with the operators of Paris’ airports and public transport system to work on an urban mobility demonstration project incorporating vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flying vehicles in time for the Olympic Games, which Paris is hosting in 2024.
With labor relations on a calmer footing, Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith is looking ahead to a strategy for dealing with profitability and key competitors.
Air France-KLM and French hotel group AccorHotels are strengthening their partnership with a new dual-reward service they described as a first for the European travel industry.