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.
Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly pledged the company would “exhaust all other efforts” before shrinking its workforce but cautioned such reductions may eventually be needed amid the extensive downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delta Air Lines is looking to Wall Street for $3 billion in additional financing, in an attempt to bolster its cash reserves while revenues remain badly depressed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
