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Benjamin Katz

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Covers:  Business, Aviation, Aerospace, Defense
Doesn't Cover: Trains, Cars
Award-winning journalist on @WSJ's Business desk. Usually writing about aviation and aerospace from London. Formerly with @business.

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Journalist on the Wall Street Journal's European Business, Finance & Economics desk in London. Usually found writing about aviation and aerospace--but not exclusively. First formal job was as intern at my hometown broadsheet, The Cape Times. Later moved to the U.K. where I spent 5+ years at Bloomberg News with the Transport team. Been writing for WSJ since late 2019.

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Flights Are Still Taking Off as Missiles Rain Down in the Middle East

Flights Are Still Taking Off as Missiles Rain Down in the Middle East

Dozens of flights have arrived in and departed Dubai within minutes of strikes, a WSJ analysis found

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When Elon Musk Came for Michael O’Leary, the Irishman Knew Exactly What to Do

When Elon Musk Came for Michael O’Leary, the Irishman Knew Exactly What to Do

An online brawl between the CEOs of SpaceX and Ryanair has become a lesson in how to monetize a high-profile …

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Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers

Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers

Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows the pr…

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‘He Was Poisoned.’ Toxic Fumes on Planes Blamed for Deaths of Pilots and Crew

‘He Was Poisoned.’ Toxic Fumes on Planes Blamed for Deaths of Pilots and Crew

Doctors and researchers increasingly see a link between exposures to contaminated cabin air and fatal illness…

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Criminal Gangs Exploit Security Gaps to Infiltrate Airports

Criminal Gangs Exploit Security Gaps to Infiltrate Airports

Post-pandemic hiring spree leaves airports vulnerable as new staff gain access to secure areas

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More Workers Are Getting Hurt on the Tarmac

More Workers Are Getting Hurt on the Tarmac

As air travel rebounds from pandemic lows, understaffed ground crews at airports are getting injured. Some ha…

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Kan det mest radikale flydesign siden Concorden tage kampen op med Boeing?

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By Benjamin Katz Verified
| Berlingske Verified
JetZeros nye fly har netop fået markant opbakning fra højeste sted: En foreløbig aftale til tre milliarder dollar, der skal hjælpe med at sætte gang i produktionen. En visualisering af JetZeros Jet1-demonstrationsfly i luften. Det fly, der skal udfordre Boeing, er lige så radikalt som virksomhedens ambitioner.
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JetZero desafía a Boeing

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By Benjamin Katz Verified
| Arquitectura Viva Verified
El avión de ala integrada de JetZero acaba de recibir un importante impulso desde Washington: un acuerdo preliminar de 3.000 millones de dólares para ayudar a poner en marcha la producción. El Gobierno de Estados Unidos está respaldando la ambiciosa apuesta de una joven startup para desbancar a Boeing como el único gran fabricante estadounidense de aviones comerciales. El avión con el que JetZero pretende lograrlo es tan radical como su ambición.
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Infernos in France Threaten Cluster of Defense and Aerospace Factories

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By Nick Kostov Verified, Benjamin Katz Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Airbus, Thales and MBDA have shut factories and Dassault has shifted sensitive equipment Crews battle a wildfire in France's Gironde region, home to a concentration of defense manufacturers.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at my hometown broadsheet, The Cape Times

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Definitely email. Always try to get back, but if I haven't, doesn't mean I haven't seen!

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yup!