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.
To accommodate the growth in pilot ranks, Atlanta-based Delta will be adding 13 schedulers and a supervisor to augment its Crew Scheduling team, which will staff a communications desk to answer pilot calls and questions.
A coalition of airlines and labor groups called on the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) to enforce stiffer penalties against unruly airline passengers following a surge of inflight assaults against crewmembers in recent months.
Flights canceled by the Fort Worth-based carrier account for approximately 1% of its daily operation in July, the company said, adding that it has “ramped up quickly to meet the surge in demand for air travel this summer.”
