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.
IAG said it is considering expanding its new long-haul low-cost brand Level. The group also reported an increase in second-quarter profit, despite the cost of a power outage at British Airways in May.
Airbus said it would cut A380 production further, to eight aircraft per year in 2019 because of lackluster orders for the mega-transport as the company announced a decline in half-year profit.