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
Sukhoi Superjet 100 completes cold-soak trials
The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 (S/N 95004) has com
Regulations and Government
Bill proposes more flight time for copilots
A manager’s amendment to the Senate’s FAA reauthorization bill includes a provision introduced by Sen.
Bombardier lands major C Series order
Bombardier secured a long-anticipated North
Aircraft
ATR 42-600 Completes First Flight
The sole ATR 42-600 prototype flew for the first time on March 4 from Toulouse, France, marking the start of an abbreviated flight-test campaign expected t
Aircraft
CRJ1000 prototypes proving software fix
Bombardier hopes it has seen the last of the software “glitche
Varsity Express Shuts Down
Start-up UK regional Varsity Express has closed after Linksair, the wet-lease operator that flew Varsity’s single daily round-trip service between Oxford a
Aircraft
CityFlyer Launches E190 Service
BA CityFlyer began flying its first Embraer E190 out of London City Airport last month, on a regular route to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Porter Opens New Toronto Digs
The first phase of a two-stage terminal expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport opened to Porter Airlines passengers on March 7.
Eagle To Offer First Class on CRJ700s
American Eagle Airlines plans to place nine first-class seats on each of its 25 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets and ready them for use by July 2, the compa
Aircraft
Gulf Air Takes Pair of E170s
Embraer delivered two E170 regional jets to Bahrain’s Gulf Air during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s headquarters in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, last mo
Aircraft
Boeing Completes Ultimate-Load Wing Test on 787
Boeing yesterday completed the ultimate-load wing-
Aircraft
India Aviation Airshow Hosts Spate of Deals in Hyderabad
The crash of an Indian Navy trainer and lackluster attendance cast a pall over what attendees might otherwise have remembered as a commercially productive
Signs of Rebound Spark Production Rate Hikes at Boeing, Airbus
Boeing and Airbus each heeded signs of a recovering airline market this month with announcements of new plans for production-rate increases.
Aircraft
LAN Advances 787 Deliveries
Chile’s LAN Airlines has reached an agreement with Boeing to advance the start of delivery of ten 787-8 Dreamliners it has ordered by three years, from 201
Aircraft
Construction Starts on C Series Fuselage Plant
Officials from Bombardier, China Aviation Industry Corp.
Release of WTO Ruling Brings Scant Resolution to Boeing-Airbus Dispute
The World Trade Organization has finally passed judgment on the legitimacy of more than $200 billion in European loans to Airbus for six separate aircraft
Triumph Group To Acquire Vought Aircraft
Wayne, Pa.-based Triumph Group today announced a deal to acquire Vought Aircraft Industries from The Carlyle Group for cash and stock consideration of $1.4
Aircraft
Airnorth Brasilia Crashes in Darwin
An Embraer Brasilia operated by Darwin, Australia-based regional airline Airnorth crashed during a training flight this morning at around 10 a.m.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 Completes Cold-soak Trials
The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 (S/N 95004) has completed cold-soak trials in Yakutsk, in Russia’s Far East, and returned to the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Compan
Aircraft
Third 747-8 Freighter Enters Flight Testing
The third Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 521, joined the program’s flight-test program yesterday with a successful two-and-a-half-hour maiden mission.
Aircraft
Air Berlin Slashes Boeing 787 Order
Germany’s Air Berlin has cut the number of airplanes in its firm order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners from 25 to 15, and the number of options from 10 to five,
Aircraft
Second Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes First Flight
The second Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 522, completed its first flight yesterday evening, the company announced today.
Aircraft
Fourth 787 Joins Boeing Flight-Test Fleet
Boeing has added the fourth 787 to its flight-test fleet with yesterday’s first flight of Dreamliner ZA003.
Aircraft
Boeing 747-8 Freighter Achieves Initial Airworthiness Milestone
Boeing has finished initial airworthiness testing on the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced today.
United Signs Firm Order for 25 A350 XWB aircraft
United Airlines has signed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-900 XWBs, formalizing a commitment originally announced last December, the European manufacturer
Aircraft
Airbus To Boost A320 Production in December
Airbus plans to increase the monthly production rate for its single-aisle A320 family from the current rate of 34 to 36 starting in December, the company a
Aircraft
Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Order for 20 Next Generation 737s
Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized an order for ten 737-800s and ten 737-900ERs, the manufacturer announced today.
Atlas Air To Fly Boeing Dreamlifters, Replacing Evergreen
Boeing has awarded a nine-year contract to Atlas Air for the operation of the manufacturer’s
Boeing To Close Sydney Plant
Boeing plans to close its factory in Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, in 2012 and move the work performed there to its plant in the Fisherman’s Be
Aircraft
ATR 42-600 Completes First Flight
The sole ATR 42-600 prototype successfully completed its maiden flight today in Toulouse, France, the Franco-Italian manufacturer announced this afternoon.
