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
Careful spares management drives down inventory costs
Aircraft spares specialist AAR is offering a cost-effective parts inventory management program to relieve airlines’ cash flow headaches.
Aircraft
A330 Freighter makes hot debut after cold soak
Here in Singapore Airbus hosted the first public presentation of the A330-200F Freighter, less than a week after the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered cargo h
Aircraft
ATR Maintains Heading in Turbulent Environment
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR logged record revenues of $1.4 billion and delivered 54 airplanes last year, the company announced during its ann
Harbin-Embraer’s fate rests with China talks
Brazil’s Embraer has given itself until the middle of this year to reach an agreement with its Chinese partners on adapting its assembly line in Harbin to
Aircraft
CRJ1000s Still Grounded
The pair of CRJ1000s participating in the program’s flight-test program remained grounded last month as Bombardier engineers continued to work on a solutio
Aircraft
Indonesia’s ATR 72-500s Enter Service
Lion Air subsidiary Wings Air last month introduced the first three ATR 72-500s to the Indonesian market.
Aircraft
More ERJ135s in Place for World Cup
ECC Leasing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Embraer, has leased four used ERJ135s to South African Airlink to replace some of the airline’s oldest Jetstream
Horizon Blazes Waas Trail
Horizon Air on December 30 became the first scheduled-service passenger carrier to operate a flight using wide area augmentation system (Waas) technology.
Mesa files Chapter 11, seeks relief on leases
Mesa Air Group rang in the new year with a resolution of sorts, as it started the process of restructuring its operations by filing for Chapter 11 bankrupt
Aircraft
Bombardier’s Chinese ties tighten in C Series program
Given China’s standing as the world’s third largest market for commercial airplanes, it should have come as little surprise when Bombardier moved to consol
ARJ21 on target for year-end ticket
With a firm launch customer in hand and fourth test aircraft ready to take flight, China’s ARJ21 program appears to have found its stride just ahead of thi
Harbin-Embraer’s fate rests with China talks
Brazil’s Embraer has given itself until the middle of this year to reach an agreement with its Chinese partners on adapting its assembly line in Harbin to
Aircraft
Mitsubishi homes in on design freeze for MRJ
Engineers and designers in Nagoya, Japan, have kept busy over the past year redrawing parts of the nascent Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet to satisfy the evo
Aircraft
Korean Air is first in region to fly long-range 747-8s
Given Asia’s affinity for big airplanes and the fact that the region is emerging from the global recession as one of the few in the world that has experien
Airbus and Boeing Deliveries Salve Sting of Weak Sales
Airbus and Boeing tallied their 2009 delivery totals this month and each
Boeing ‘Assessing’ 787-3 Viability Following ANA Cancellation
Boeing is “assessing the market viability of the 787-3” after the only remaining customer for the type, Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), converted its ord
Aircraft
Airbus Seals A320 Deal with Yemenia
Airbus has received a firm purchase order for 10 A320s from Yemeni flag carrier Yemenia, the European manufacturer announced today.
Airlines Doing their Part in Haiti
Airlines from as far afield as Israel have contributed to the earthquake relief effort in Haiti, where dozens of medical teams and tons of emergency suppli
Aircraft
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Reaches First Airworthiness Milestone
Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced last Friday.
Aircraft
ATR Delivers 54 Airplanes, Logs Orders for New -600 Series Turboprop in 2009
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR logged record revenues of $1.4 billion and delivered 54 airplanes last year, the company announced during its ann
Aircraft
Bombardier CRJ1000 Still Grounded
The pair of CRJ1000s participating in the program’s flight-test program remain grounded as Bombardier engineers continue to work on a solution to the softw
Airbus Delivers Record Number of Aircraft in 2009
Airbus delivered a record total of 498 aircraft last year, which is 15 more than it shipped in 2008, the company announced today.
Boeing Reorganizes Engineering Leadership
Boeing announced today that it has established several new senior-level engineering leadership positions “to help drive engineering excellence and ensure p
Boeing Meets 2009 Delivery Goal
Boeing delivered 481 commercial airplanes last year, matching its guidance of 480 to 485 units, the company announced today.
Aircraft
Big order fails to halt CRJ rate cut
Conversion of a letter of intent into a firm order for 22 CRJ700s by American Airlines this month failed to save the jobs of more than 600 employees at Bom
Aircraft
Comair Jury awards victim’s family $7.1 million
An eight-member jury in Lexington, Ky., has awarded $7.1 million to the family of one of the victims of the
Niki adds pair of E190s to order book
Austrian low-fare airline Niki in late November converted purchase rights into
Aircraft
Delays to engine certification stall Superjet’s entry into service
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) missed its December target for delivery of the first Superjet 100 regional jets to launch operator Aeroflot after delays invol
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More delays for CRJ1000
Bombardier’s CRJ1000 program now appears unlikely to receive Canadian and EASA certification before the second half of this year–a delay of at least anothe
