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.
Senior executives at United Airlines are planning for substantial workforce reductions once the federal prohibition on layoffs attached to payroll support under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act expires this autumn.
The terms of the agreement in principle reached between 10 airlines and the U.S. Treasury Department regarding $25 billion in payroll assistance provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act surprised industry-watchers, many of whom had previously expected the aid to consist entirely of grants.
