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 facing more disruption to its flights after Swedish pilots voted to strike on Aug. 10 and a Belgian pilots’ union advised its members to do the same, as long-running tensions between the LCC and its workforce lead to industrial action in more of the countries it operates in.
Qatar Airways said an Airbus A350-1000 would operate on its Doha-New York JFK route from Oct. 28, marking the aircraft’s first commercial route to the US.
Air France-KLM said strikes at Air France and rising fuel prices hit profit and increased its costs and forecast a hike in its full-year fuel bill as it presented its first-half financial results still without a permanent CEO.
