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 last McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 jetliners will disappear from U.S. skies by summer, as Delta Air Lines prepares to retire both types in June.
American Airlines is seizing on the downturn posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to streamline its fleet structure, announcing plans to retire five separate fleet types spanning 99 airliners.
Three more U.S. carriers announced plans to require all passengers wear face coverings in the cabin, as calls in the U.S. Congress for a national policy gathered steam in light of the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
