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.
Spirit Airlines will prioritize increasing network connectivity over adding new destinations in 2020, marking a shift in strategy amid signs of route maturation across its network.
United Airlines has purchased a Phoenix-area flight training academy to feed into its pilot pipeline, part of the carrier’s efforts to hire more than 10,000 new pilots by 2029.
American Airlines and United Airlines both announced on Feb. 4 plans to suspend their Hong Kong operations through Feb. 20, citing lower travel demand caused by the spread of a novel coronavirus in China.
