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.
International Airlines Group said demand for its new low-cost, long-haul brand Level has been “phenomenal,” with more than 50,000 bookings in the first 24 hr. tickets were on sale.
Air France-KLM said it expected positive price trends to continue in the final three months of the year after posting an increase in third-quarter profit, thanks in part to strong traffic during the summer.
Ryanair stuck to its full-year profit forecast despite the pilot scheduling crisis that forced it to cancel thousands of flights, but warned that costs would increase after it offered improved pay to pilots.
