Based in Boston, Ben covers the advanced air mobility sector and serves as editor-in-chief of the weekly AAM Report.
Ben has a Masters degree in Political Communications from the American University in Washington D.C. Prior to joining Aviation Week, he worked for the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives as its communications coordinator.
If Spirit and JetBlue do eventually agree on the terms of a transaction, they will still need shareholder approval as well as antitrust approval from the U.S. Justice Department.
The FAA has published a draft rule mandating the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on newly made Part 121 aircraft flown by U.S. carriers, a move intended to prevent intrusion when the flight deck door is open.
