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-KLM said the dispute with unions over pay has led it to post a net loss of €159 million ($186 million) in the first half, reversed from a net profit of €450 million the first half of the previous year.
Ryanair’s Swedish pilots have voted to strike Aug. 10 and a Belgian pilots’ union advised its members to do the same, as long-running tensions between the Irish LCC and its workforce lead to more industrial action.
Qatar Airways said an Airbus A350-1000 would operate on its Doha-New York JFK route from October 28, marking the aircraft’s first commercial route to the U.S.
