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.
Brussels Airlines has received the green light from the European Commission for a €460 million ($542 million) bailout package part-funded by the Belgian state that is designed to help the flag-carrier survive the COVID-19 crisis and support its turnaround plan.
The UK has added Portugal to a safe list of “travel corridors,” exempting arrivals from a 14-day quarantine, but removed Austria and Croatia in the latest update to British COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
Ground handling company Swissport said creditors had committed to provide €300 million ($354 million) in interim liquidity to fund it through a restructuring plan.