Our Team

Zach Benitez Zach Benitez is the editor in chief of Contrail. He has reviewed airlines in more than 50 countries and flies hundreds of thousands of miles a year to show readers what flying is really like. He's based in New York and studies at NYU. 169 posts Gomolemo Mokonyane Gomolemo Mokonyane is an editor at Contrail and a flight attendant with years of experience in aviation, focusing on Africa. He covers the continent’s airlines and airports from the inside. He’s based in Johannesburg. 12 posts Miranda Heal Miranda Heal is a writer at Contrail. Having lived in the UK, Singapore and the US, she covers where travel and politics meet. She’s based in Scotland and studies international relations at the University of St Andrews. 6 posts Steven Rapp Steven is a contributing writer at Contrail, studying political science and philosophy at UC San Diego. He follows global current events and digs into the stories behind them. 2 posts Axel Wells 1 post Ethan Chen Ethan Chen 1 post Ford Johnson Ford is a contributing writer at Contrail and a student at NYU, covering international relations, geopolitics and how world events affect air travel. 1 post