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’s December decision to change its policy and recognize unions, a step it was forced to take after a flight cancellation crisis brought tensions with its workforce to a head, is one factor that has made the establishment of French bases possible.
Alitalia’s special administrators need more time before beginning exclusive negotiations with a potential buyer for the bankrupt airline, Italy’s economic development and infrastructure and transport ministries said in a joint statement after a meeting with the administrators.
The Italian government has bankrolled the continued operations of Alitalia since May, when it filed for bankruptcy after its workforce rejected the labor agreement that would have been needed to unlock funding for a restructuring plan.
