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.
The French shipping company acquired the stake through the airline group’s recently concluded €2.6 billion ($2.7 billion) capital raise after agreeing a strategic partnership with Air France-KLM in May.
Airlines and airports believe that contactless technologies, in use at all stages of the air travel process from border control to onboard lavatories, are here to stay.