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.
Groups representing smaller and low-cost carriers say federal lawmakers would be wise to lay off any potentially costly rules—at least for the time being—to allow airlines a fighting chance to get back to their pre-pandemic financial status.
A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that blocking middle seats in an aircraft cabin can reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure by more than half, undermining a year’s worth of airline claims about the safety of flying during the pandemic.
