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.
The number of flights operated by U.S. carriers declined to the lowest level on record in 2020, new data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) shows, reflecting the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand for air travel.
Senior transportation officials from the U.S. and Canada vowed to “reinvigorate” collaboration on decarbonizing aviation, part of a shared commitment to build back from the COVID-19 pandemic in an environmentally sustainable manner.