Gregory Polek
Senior Editor
Gregory Polek has spent his entire career in aviation journalism with AIN, starting as a proofreader and assistant to then-managing editor Mary Mahoney in 1995 after serving an internship with New Jersey Monthly magazine and completing his B.A. degree in English/Writing at New Jersey’s William Paterson College. By 1997 Polek accepted a position as an associate editor, covering the regional airline beat for Aviation International News in place of retiring industry veteran Don Anderson. The assignment took Polek across North America and Europe to profile regional airlines varying in size and mission from the likes of floatplane operators Kenmore Air and Chalk’s Ocean Airways to regional jet operators such as SkyWest and American Eagle. Today, in his dual role as Air Transport Editor and International Airshow Editor, Polek writes, edits, and manages AIN’s commercial aviation content while overseeing each of the company’s daily international air show publications in Paris, Farnborough, Singapore, and Dubai. Most recently Polek has assumed oversight of daily coverage of the Helicopter Association International’s annual Heli-Expo convention.
Latest from Gregory Polek
Aircraft
Hole in Southwest Jet To Prompt Boeing Service Bulletin
Boeing plans to issue a Service Bulletin to describe inspection techniques for Boeing 737s similar to the Southwest Airlines 737-300 whose fuselage skin ru
Aircraft
Southwest Grounds 79 Jets after Emergency Landing
Southwest Airlines has grounded 79 (not 81 as was previously reported) of its Boeing 737s as it began working with Boeing and the NTSB to determine the cau
Engines
Pratt Lands New PurePower Order for Neos
Pratt & Whitney has landed one of the largest engine orders “in recent aviation history” with IndiGo’s selection of the PurePower PW1100G to power
Revisions to Ramp Delay Rule Could Hit Regionals Hard
The DOT expects to issue a final rule designed to bolster consumer protections against ramp delays of more than three hours and expand other passenger rig
Accidents
Investigators Probe An-148 crash
Investigators suspect a faulty airspeed indication as a possible cause of the crash of an Antonov An-148 in western Russia on March 5, killing all six peop
JAL Emerges From Bankruptcy
Japan Airlines exited bankruptcy today, after the Tokyo District Court found that JAL had repaid more than two thirds of the monetary claims listed in a re
Sky Regional To Pressure Porter
An Air Canada affiliate plans to launch operations from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on May 1, posing the first competition from the controversial dow
Regulations and Government
Deficits, Tea Party, pose legitimate threat to EAS
by Gregory Polek
In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (E
Embraer Sells Four E190s to Trip
Embraer announced the signature of a new contract with Brazil’s Trip Airlines last month for the sale of four E190s.
Aircraft
Pink ATR Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness
Brazilian regional airline Azul took delivery last month of an ATR 72-200 painted in pink, in recognition of breast cancer awareness.
ATR continues surge
ATR announced a pair of big commercial deals involving its regional turboprops in late February, building on an exceptional showing in 2010 that saw its ma
ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show
Last week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., set another new record this year by drawing some 1
Embraer to Decide on Next Commercial Project This Year
Embraer will decide on whether to develop a new five-abreast narrowbody aircraft some time by the end of this year, company CEO Frederico Curado said today
Aircraft
Controller at Reagan National Fell Asleep On Duty
The air traffic controller at the center of the controversy surrounding a pair of flights that had to land at
Bombardier, Comac Sign Partnership Deal
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) and Canada’s Bombardier today signed a so-called framework agreement to establish long-term strategic
Aircraft
Babbitt ‘Outraged’ at Reagan ATC Gaffe
In a statement issued this afternoon, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed “outrage” over the incidents early yesterday at Ronald Reagan Washington Na
Aircraft
Boeing Wins Performance Package Order for United 777s
Boeing will modify United Airlines’ 777 fleet with a performance enhancement performance package designed to result in greater fuel efficiency and reduced
Aircraft
Embraer and Alitalia Finalize Deal for 20 E-Jets
Embraer and Alitalia finalized an agreement for the delivery of 15 E175s and five E190s through a lease structure arranged by third parties, the Brazilian
Aircraft
First 747-8I Takes to the Air
The first passenger version of the Boeing 747-8, the 747-8 Intercon
ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)
This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer
Aircraft
AIN Blog: ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)
This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer
Airlines Grapple with Fuel Price Surge
The spike in global oil prices brought about in no small measure by the unrest in the Middle East has driven the price of jet-A above $3 a gallon, promptin
Regulations and Government
Deficits, Tea Party Poses Legitimate Threat to Essential Air Service
In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, again forcing the
EC Publishes Data on Which To Base Aviation Emission Trading Schemes
The European Commission has at last decided on the basis under which it will calculate the number of aviation allowances under the EU Emission Trading Sche
EADS To Open Research Facility at Russia’s Skolkovo Innovation Center
EADS has backed a pledge to launch a big push to strengthen its presence in new markets around the world, while seeking to avoid costly engineering and pla
Aircraft
Airbus Projects Orders To Exceed Deliveries
Airbus plans to deliver between 520 to 530 commercial aircraft this year and the company projects its gross orders to exceed deliveries, resulting in a boo
Aircraft
Data Due on An-148 Crash by March 12
Investigators suspect a faulty air-speed indication as a possible cause of the crash of an Antonov An-148 in western Russia on March 5 that killed all six
Aircraft
ILFC Giveth, Taketh Away
Early interest in the Airbus A320neo appears to have spread beyond the ranks of two potential launch operators, as aircraft leasing powerhouse ILFC today s
