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.
State aid worth $37 million for Romanian LCC Blue Air did not meet European Union state aid rules and must be recovered, the European Commission has said.
The airline plans to keep capacity at reduced levels for the rest of the winter season to match seasonally lower demand, ramping up from March into the summer.