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 has presented a new restructuring plan for its regional subsidiary HOP! to unions, which includes simplifying its fleet to three aircraft types, switching HOP! flights to Air France codes, cutting 120 jobs and merging support functions into one site.
Alitalia’s employees are ready to strike if they do not receive reassuring answers about its future by Oct. 31, the deadline for the stalled sale process for the bankrupt airline.
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) will partner with China’s Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) to bid for the concession to operate Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport, as the country’s government has opened the tender process.
