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 said it would open a new base—its 87th—in Burgas, Bulgaria, from the end of March, basing one aircraft there and adding 10 new routes as it continues its rapid expansion.
Ryanair and Norwegian Air Shuttle said they had called off talks about a connecting-flight service after EasyJet overtook its Irish LCC rival to launch connecting flights with the Norwegian low-cost long-haul airline.
The European Parliament has voted to limit airlines’ exemption from paying for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from intercontinental flights until 2020, pending the introduction of a new global program to offset the emissions from air transport.
