Based in Boston, Ben covers the advanced air mobility sector and serves as editor-in-chief of the weekly 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.
It has been frequently observed by airline industry executives and analysts that an ongoing commercial pilot shortage will lead to a smaller future regional airline business and loss of service to small communities across the U.S.
Pilots at Southwest Airlines have thrown their support behind Boeing’s effort to obtain more time to certify the 737-7 and 737-10 without adding modern crew-alerting capabilities, ahead of a crucial end-of-year deadline that could jeopardize the future of the smallest and largest members of the 737 MAX family.
