Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s 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.
Plans to establish North America’s first mega-ULCC remain in place after Spirit Airlines rejected a revised takeover bid from JetBlue Airways in favor of an earlier offer from Frontier Airlines.
SkyWest Airlines is placing 47 Embraer E175s into service from the 2022 first quarter (Q1) through early 2023, as demand for dual-class regional jets remains strong despite higher fuel prices and a national shortage of pilots.