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 Italian government has bankrolled the continued operations of Alitalia since May, when it filed for bankruptcy after its workforce rejected the labor agreement that would have been needed to unlock funding for a restructuring plan.
Airports here handled 101.5 million passengers in 2017, up 4.5% over 2016, with the biggest rise coming at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), the largest of the city’s airports and Air France-KLM’s hub.
Lufthansa wants Alitalia to substantially restructure before the German group will be prepared to buy the struggling airline, its CEO told the Italian government.
