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.
Soaring jet fuel prices are testing the resilience of the aviation sector—and the leisure travelers who have powered the industry over the past two years. Is this good news for advanced air mobility?
For years, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has argued that the U.S. does not suffer from a pilot shortage, but rather a pay shortage among the regional carriers that serve as farm teams for the major airlines.
Pilots at two of American Airlines’ wholly owned regional subsidiaries have secured massive pay hikes of around 50%, raising the bar for pilot pay amid a national shortage that is weighing heavily on regional carriers.
