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.
Twenty years on from 9/11, the global industry is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shaped up to be the worst crisis in the history of commercial aviation. But the difference between then and now is that U.S. airlines are poised to recover more rapidly.
U.S. airlines warned of softening demand for post-Labor Day air travel, although they expect the weakness to subside in time for the winter holiday season.
Delta Air Lines has adopted a novel approach to employee vaccination that seeks to penalize workers who resist getting the shot, while not going as far as other carriers that have imposed blanket mandates.
