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.
Daily passenger throughput at U.S. airports reached one million people on Oct. 18 for the first time since mid-March, marking a symbolic turning point in the airline industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is confident business travel will eventually recover to pre-pandemic levels, but he thinks it will probably take another four years.