Maria Sheahan

Position: Deputy Bureau-Chief
I've been the Frankfurt office's aviation and logistics specialist since September 2009, after the merger of Thomson and Reuters made me a Reuters journalist. As a German-American living in Frankfurt for five years now, I've covered everything from banks to retailers to airplane engine makers, and every new beat, company and topic is a challenge worth facing.

Blog Posts

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Frankfurt Motor Show tickets going once... going twice...

The Frankfurt Motor Show is drawing plenty of interest from the car-crazy public. A pair of tickets to the show sold on eBay for 158 euros ($232). And that's just one of about 150 auctions for tickets.  Full Article 

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Frankfurt Motor Show features babes and beasts

At the Frankfurt Auto Show, Volkswagen's Skoda decided to forgo the usual scantily clad models in skirts and high heels for... the abominable snowman.  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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Paris Air Show: Europe, when will you reach the stars?

So far, Europe has left it up to the United States, Russia and China to send people into space. But almost 50 years after Russia's Yuri Gagarin made his first orbit around the earth, it's about time that Europe finally enter the playing field, some say.  Full Article