Based in Rhode Island, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is a contributor to Aviation Week’s Business Aviation & 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 major U.S. airlines are taking steps to comply with a directive from the Biden administration ordering large federal contractors to vaccinate their employees by Dec. 8.
IATA called on governments from around the world to remove travel restrictions for vaccinated passengers, arguing that “wildly inconsistent” entry requirements have stalled the global air transport industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delegates from across the air transport spectrum will descend upon Boston Oct. 3-5 for IATA’s 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to discuss the state of an industry that continues to face an uphill climb toward 2019 levels of activity.