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.
France’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) announced it would lead the investigation into the failure of one of four engines powering an Air France Airbus A380-800 on Sept. 30.
Ryanair said traffic grew 10% to 11.8 million customers in September, despite the public relations disaster it is facing after canceling thousands of flights because it mishandled the allocation of pilots’ leave.