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
New President at Mitsubishi Aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s board of directors last month appointed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries director and senior vice president Hideo Egawa to succeed Nobuo T
Aircraft
New Delta Unit To Run Regionals’ C/S
Delta Air Lines plans to base a new subsidiary in Minneapolis that would take over all customer service duties for Delta Connection unit Comair and Northwe
Accidents
Icing eyed in Colgan Q400 crash
The crew of the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed outside Buffalo on February 12 observed “significant” ice accretion on the aircraft’s windows and wings before
Court Halts Embraer Layoffs
A regional labor court in Brazil has forced Embraer to suspend its plan to cut 20 percent of its 21,000-strong workforce after it agreed to hear a collecti
2009 Order Tallies a Sign of the Times
A firm order announced on February 27 for six A330-200s from Korean Air helped ease the sting of an exceedingly sluggish sales year so far for Airbus, but
Q400 Crash Renews Scrutiny on Regional Airlines
The crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 that killed 50 people outside Buffalo on February 12 once again has the industry group that represents U.S.
Boeing “Feeling Good” About Production Plans
Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans to maintain current production rates through the end of this year and projects little likelihood that it would have to tr
Boeing Names New 747-8 Program Head
Boeing has named a new leader for its 747-8 program as the company scrambles to meet its latest targets for first flight and certification of the 747-400 s
Turkish 737-800 Crash Kills Nine
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed into a muddy field while on approach into Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport at around 10:30 a.m.
Embraer To Lay Off 20 Percent of Workforce
Embraer will remove an entire layer of its management structure as part of a plan to lay off 20 percent of its 21,362-strong workforce, the company announc
NTSB’s Chealander Resigns
The NTSB member who has served as the board’s on-scene spokesman for the investigation into the February 12 crash of a Colgan Air Q400 outside Buffalo has
Embraer to Lay Off 20 percent of Workforce
Embraer will remove an entire layer of if its management structure as part of a plan to lay off 20 percent of its 21,362-strong workforce, the company anno
Aircraft
Superjet International Opens U.S. Office
Superjet International today announced the official opening of its new North American sales and customer support office in Washington, D.C.
NTSB Turns Attention to Human Factors in Q400 Crash Probe
NTSB investigators have turned their attention to “human action” and pilot training in their probe of the crash of a Colgan Air Q400 outside Buffalo on Feb
Airbus Revises Production Rates, Delivery Target Remains Unchanged
Airbus announced today that it plans to cut production of its A320 series from 36 to 34 a month starting this October.
Engines
Air France GP7200-Powered A380 Takes First Flight
The first Air France Airbus A380 powered with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines successfully completed a four-hour inaugural test flight from Airbus’s Toulous
NTSB Releases More Details on Colgan Crash
Wreckage crews have recovered both Pratt & Whitney PW150 engines of the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed outside Buffalo last Thursday, and preliminary inspect
Colgan Q400 Crashes Outside Buffalo, 50 Dead
The NTSB has dispatched a go team to the site where the crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 killed 50 people roughly six miles northeast of Buffalo Niaga
Bird Remains from US Airways Flight 1549 Identified as Canada Geese
The Smithsonian Institution has identified the bird remains found in both engines of the US Airways A320 that ditched into the Hudson River on January 15 a
Aircraft
P&WC To Lay Off 1,000 Workers
Pratt & Whitney Canada said yesterday it planned to lay off 1,000 workers in the coming months, due mainly to falling demand for the engines it supplie
Delta To Launch Consolidated Customer Service Unit for Regional Airlines
Delta Air Lines plans to base a new subsidiary in Minneapolis that would take over all customer service duties for Delta Connection unit Comair and Northwe
Boeing Reports Further Fourth Quarter Losses
Boeing had to announce a downward adjustment of its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results yesterday to reflect a reduction in the value of aircraft
Bombardier To Boost Turboprop Production
Bombardier Aerospace plans to raise production of its commercial aircraft by about 10 percent this year, the company announced yesterday.
Aircraft
More 787 Cancellations Announced
Dubai-based leasing company LCAL has opted to shrink the size of its order for 787 Dreamliners from 21 airplanes to five, Boeing confirmed today.
Material Found in Engines of downed US Airways A320 Identified as Bird Remains
NTSB investigators have found bird remains in both engines from the US Airways A320 that ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, according to analysis
Airbus Sells 200th A380
Airbus logged the sale of the 200th A380 with a firm order from Korean Air Lines for another two of the double-decker transports, the manufacturer announce
Boeing Resumes 787 Production
Boeing resumed production of 787 Dreamliners yesterday as it joined the major assemblies of the fifth airplane designated for flight test, the company anno
Airbus Signs Major Partnership Deal with Chinese
Airbus and a group of Chinese industrial partners today signed a contract to establish a joint-venture manufacturing center in Harbin, China, to build comp
Boeing Tallies Strike Losses, 747-8 Effect
Boeing estimates that the two-month strike staged by its machinists late last year cost it some $2.5 billion in cash–the single biggest factor in the fourt
Airbus Meets A380 Delivery Goal, Lowers Target for 2009
It took all the resources it could reasonably muster, but Airbus managed to reach its target of delivering 12 A380 aircraft last year when on December 30 i
