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.
European airlines are calling for European Commission action to limit the impact of industrial actions, as they brace themselves for weeks of disruption due to planned strikes in France.
Aegean Airlines said an improvement in load factor helped improve its profitability in the second quarter, as international traffic rose 17% at its Athens, Greece, hub.