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.
United Airlines said it will soon begin the process of firing 593 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19, as the company makes good on a threat to part with unvaccinated workers following a Sept. 27 deadline.
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) pulled no punches in its antitrust complaint against the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, describing the pact as a de facto merger that will allow the two carriers to consolidate service and raise fares at four airports in Boston and New York.