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
Republic’s Hawaii Venture Advances
Republic Airlines injected another $2.5 million into its partnership with Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines on May 1 and this month plans to send a fourth Embraer
Maintenance and Modifications
EADS, mas to create regional MRO
EADS, mas to create regional MRO MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysian Airline System (MAS), and EADS SECA, a Pratt & Whi
Aircraft
Tarom Takes its First ATR 72-500
Romanian flag carrier Tarom took delivery of its first ATR 72-500 last month under the terms of a $37 million contract it signed last year for two of the t
Hainan Group cuts ERJ 145 order in half
Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company (HEAI) has reached an agreement with Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group to cut in half a firm order for 50 ERJ 145s
Resilience on display at Salt Lake City confab
Although heartened by the turnout at last month’s Regional Airline Association Convention, held May 18 to 21 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt L
Aircraft Wreckage Found in Rio-Paris Flight Path
Brazilian search teams this morning found aircraft debris, such as seats, floating in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 nm northeast of the Brazilian coastline
Aircraft
737 Improvement Plans Erase Thoughts of Early Replacement
If it didn’t become immediately apparent when Boeing began alluding to time frames that implied a replacement of the 737 might not materialize until 2020,
Aircraft
Superjet To Make Airshow Debut, Flight of Third Aircraft Imminent
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.
BCA Looks toward ‘Disciplined’ Recovery
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) has so far shed about 40 percent of the 4,500 jo
Aircraft
First Tianjin-built A320 Flies as China Readies for Recovery
The first A320 aircraft assembled outside Europe at the Airbus Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in
Engines
Engines Running as First 787 Gets Set for Maiden Flight
Boeing took a crucial step toward first flight
Accidents
NTSB scrutinizes pilots in Colgan Q400 crash probe
The pilots of the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 that crashed on February 12 outside Buffalo, killing 50 people, did not observe the so-called sterile cockpit
Embraer To Sell 20 E190s to Argentina
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner hosted Embraer executive vice president Mauro Kern yesterday at the Argentine Presidential Palace during
FAA Proposes $1.3 Million Civil Penalty for Gulfstream International Airlines
The FAA has proposed leveling a $1.3 million fine on Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines for improper scheduling of flight crew d
EADS Projects Orders for 300 Airbus Aircraft This Year
EADS expects its Airbus unit to capture new gross orders for up to 300 aircraft this year, “even if it is becoming more challenging in the current market e
NTSB Scrutinizes Pilot Actions in Q400 Crash Probe
The pilots of the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 involved in the February 12 crash near Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 50 people did not observe the so-called ster
Boeing Loses Major Order for 787
Boeing’s net order count for this year has returned to negative territory with the loss of another order for twenty five 787s.
Aircraft
Boeing Logs 777 Order from THY
Turkish Airlines has signed a new firm order for five Boeing 777-300ERs valued at $1.38 billion at list prices, the manufacturer confirmed this morning.
Aircraft
Hainan Group Cuts ERJ 145 Order in Half
Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company (HEAI) has reached an agreement with HNA Group, owner of Hainan Airlines, to reduce the original firm order for 50
Aircraft
Boeing 787 Moves to Flight Line for Testing
Boeing has moved the first 787 prototype to the flight line in
Aircraft
Two-Thirds of 787 Certification Completed; First Flight Planned for June
Boeing has submitted nearly two-thirds of the type- and production-certificate “deliverables” for the 787 Dreamliner to the FAA, program vice president and
RAA Special Section: SkyWest lets its performance speak for itself
SkyWest Airlines hasn’t found some magic elixir to help it escape the ravages of the global recession, but as long as it continues to perform to its partne
RAA Special Section: Lotterer asks for rational training rules
A proposed rule that calls for a sweeping overhaul of flight crew and dispatcher training has certainly piqued the interest of RAA vice president of techni
RAA Special Section: Cohen sees opening to ‘fix’ ATC system
Last year’s fourth quarter saw regional airline departures decline 11.6 percent, passenger traffic drop 7.5 percent, total capacity fall 9 percent and bloc
RAA special section 2009
Trans States Holdings president and COO Rick Leach has seen his company through rough patches in the past, and he has helped the RAA tackle “challenges” of
Aircraft
Embraer seeks LCY approval for E190; Lineage 1000 OK will follow
Embraer’s 100-seat E190 in late March formally began its campaign to gain certification for flights into and out of London City Airport (LCY).
Engines
Boeing Reveals Plans for Upgraded 737
Boeing yesterday announced a series of planned improvements to its 737 line the company says will result in a 2-percent decrease in fuel burn and a marked
Aircraft
Bombardier Inks European Training Pact for C Series
Bombardier Aerospace, Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) and Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), yesterday signed the first authorized training provider (ATP)
Aircraft
Downward Pricing Pressure Adds to OEMs’ Woes
Indices used by airframe manufacturers to adjust the prices of airplanes on order have proved unhelpful lately to the OEMs, as the global recession suppres
