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
787s Remain Grounded as Boeing Investigates Fire aboard ZA002
Boeing’s entire fleet of six 787 flight-test aircraft remains grounded as the company investigates the cause of an electrical fire that broke out in the se
Engines
Rolls-Royce Homes In on Cause of Trent 900 Failure
Rolls-Royce today confirmed that an oil fire led to the November 4 uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas A380 on its way from Sydney to Singapore.
Aircraft
SIA To Replace Three Trent 900s on its Airbus A380s
Singapore Airlines grounded three of its 11 Airbus A380s to perform “precautionary” engine changes after consultations with Trent 900 manufacturer Rolls-Ro
Aircraft
SIA To Replace Three Trent 900s on its Airbus A380s
Singapore Airlines grounded three of its 11 Airbus A380s to perform “precautionary” engine changes after consultations with Trent 900 manufacturer Rolls-Ro
Aircraft
Bombardier’s CRJ1000 Gains Transport Canada, EASA Certifications
The newest and largest member of Bombardier’s ubiquitous regional jet line, the
Engines
Rolls-Royce: A380 Engine Failure Specific to Trent 900
Rolls-Royce says that the uncontained engine failure on a Qantas Airbus A
ATR Crashes in Cuba, Killing 68
An ATR 72-212 turboprop operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean crashed yesterday at 5:40 p.m.
Aircraft
China Signs for 102 Airbus Aircraft
China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) signed contracts with Airbus yesterday covering the delivery of 102 aircraft, including a new firm order for
Gulfstream International Files for Chapter 11
Gulfstream International Group, the parent company of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec
Aircraft
First Production Superjet Flies
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) flew the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100–S/N 95007–for the first time today from the site of the company’s final assembly
Aircraft
Engine Failure Prompts A380 Groundings
A Qantas Airbus A380 on its way to Sydney from Singapore this morning experienced an uncontained engine failure soon after takeoff, forcing the airplane to
Aircraft
British Airways Retires Its Last Boeing 757
British Airways bid farewell to its three remaining Boeing 757s on Saturday, October 30, with a special farewell tour around the UK.
Superjet passes noise trials
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 last month passed a
ASA Mechanics Choose Teamsters
Nearly 600 mechanics and related workers at Atlantic Southeast Airlines last month voted to join the Teamsters union by a 2-to-1 margin.
Caribbean Orders Nine ATR 72-600s
Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines signed a firm order in late September covering nine ATR 72-600s worth some $200 million at list prices.
Air Mekong Launches Service
Vietnam’s Air Mekong, 30 percent owned by U.S.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi cuts first metal for MRJ
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) project officially entered its manufacturing phase on September 30, when Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi
Safety
Gear-up landings prompt NTSB to look at CRJs
Two partial gear-up landings by Bombardier regional jets in three days in late September prompted the NTSB to investigate a possible connection between the
RAA won’t concede defeat despite costly rule changes
From a distance, the reason regional airlines would oppose a new law passed by Congress that sets a 1,500 flight-hour minimum for Part 121 first officers m
Airframers in No Rush To Re-engine
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer seem willing to wait longer than expected to decide whether or not to re-engine their respective single-aisle offerings, as limi
UAE Plays Hardball on Behalf of Emirates, Etihad
Sometimes business mixes with politics in less than subtle ways, as a dispute over landing rights in Toronto for Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways clearl
Airline Alliance Tries To Reverse Export Credit Trend
A group of 24 airlines from the U.S.
Aircraft
Bombardier Completes First Phase of Belfast Wing Facility
Bombardier has completed the first phase of construction of a 600,000-sq-ft wing manufacturing and assembly facility in Belfast for the C Series airliner,
Aircraft
Boeing Expects Orders to Exceed Deliveries this Year
Boeing expects its commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio to exceed one by year-end, following what CEO Jim McNerney characterized as a “strong” third quar
Aircraft
Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo New Chitose Welcome the A380
An Airbus A380 test aircraft landed this week for the first time at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, making it the 120th airport visited by th
Aircraft
Boeing Joins Fuselage Sections for First 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing mechanics joined the forward and aft fuselage sections with the wing and center section of the first 747-8 Intercontinental in Everett, Wash., this
Airlines Propose New Export Credit Rules
A group of 24 airlines based in Europe and the U.S.
Airlines Propose New Export Credit Rules
A group of 24 airlines based in Europe and the U.S.
Boeing reports 787 progress
The sixth and final Boeing 787 to join the flight test fleet flew for the first time earlier this month from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Cuts Metal for MRJ as Sales Sag
Mitsubishi has tried not to let lackluster sales tarnish an efficiently run development campaign for the MRJ regional jet, the first metal for which worker
