Maia Anderson is a Los Angeles-based reporter covering the aerospace industry for Insider as a transportation fellow.
Before joining Insider, Maia spent two years reporting on pharmaceuticals and the medical supply chain for Becker's Healthcare, a healthcare industry trade publication.
Maia also spent a summer as a government, politics and business reporting intern for the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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