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
Accidents
FAA Issues Draft Report on 737 Max Training
Full-flight simulator training must concentrate on stall recovery during activation of the 737 Max’s maneuvering characteristics augmentation system.
Airlines
IATA Warns About Airlines’ Growing Cash Crisis
Airlines stand to burn a total of $77 billion during the second half of the year.
Aircraft
Boeing Adjusts Commercial Outlook on Covid Effects
This year’s Commercial Market Outlook sees OEMs delivering five percent fewer airplanes through 2039 than Boeing projected last year.
Airlines
AirAsia Japan Ceases Operations
After a “thorough business review,” AirAsia Group decided to pull the plug on its Japanese subsidiary.
Airlines
U.S. Fines Emirates for Overflying Tehran FIR
Emirates says it inadvertently failed to remove its JetBlue code while flying over the Tehran FIR.
Aircraft
Boeing To Move All 787 Production to South Carolina
Months of studies at Boeing into the consolidation of Dreamliner production ends with a decision to build the model exclusively in North Charleston.
Airlines
CARES Act Expiration Triggers Thousands of U.S. Airline Layoffs
Roughly 32,000 employees of United and American Airlines stand subject to layoff.
Environment
Bizav Leaders See Sustainability as Good for Business
While business aviation creates just 2 percent of the CO2 commercial aviation emits, the industry continues to suffer from a perception problem.
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety’s LiveLearning Offering Eases Pandemic Effects
Remote learning with live instructors buoys FlightSafety in the age of Covid.
Aircraft
Boeing’s latest ecoDemonstrator Targets Noise, Airspace Routing
The 787-10 ecoDemonstrator homes in on noise mitigation and more direct flight routing.
Accidents
Relatives of Max Victims Pan FAA Head’s Test Flight as PR Stunt
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s test flight of the Boeing 737 Max 7 Wednesday met with derision from family members of those lost in crashes.
Airlines
Australia’s Rex To Lease 737-800s for First Jet Operations
Regional Express has signed letters of intent with two lessors for the delivery of six Boeing 737-800s.
Aircraft
Vietnam’s Bamboo Launches Embraer E195 Operations
Bamboo Airways has begun the first jet service to Con Dao Island off the southern coast of Vietnam.
Airlines
United Airlines Pilots Avert Furloughs
A letter of agreement between United Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association prevents any involuntary layoffs until June 2021.
Engines
GE9X Gains FAA Certification
GE has delivered 10 GE9X test engines to Boeing for use in the 777X.
Aircraft
Evaluators Wrap Up Work as FAA Head Preps to Fly Max
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson plans to fly the 737 Max on September 30.
Airlines
Avianca Ready to Resume International Service
Colombia’s flag carrier has scheduled international service to start on September 28 from Medellin to Miami and New York.
Aircraft
Boeing, Engineers’ Union Clash over Pilot Layoffs
Boeing rejects SPEEA claims that it replaced line assist instructor pilots with contract pilots.
Aircraft
Boeing Projects Sober View of Hydrogen, Electric Power
Safety and infrastructure considerations present big barriers to alternative power for airplanes, cautions BCA v-p of product development Mike Sinnett.
Airlines
IATA Calls for Covid Testing of All International Passengers
Antigen testing before each flight should take the place of quarantine measures, according to IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac.
Aircraft
IBA Sees Pandemic Generating Glut of Aircraft for Lease
Lessees prepare to return more than 1,000 commercial aircraft without “clear options” for onward placement.
Aircraft
First New-Build ATR 72 Freighter Takes Flight
The first purpose-built regional freighter from ATR took off for the first time on Wednesday from Toulouse.
Accidents
House Report Blasts Boeing, FAA for 737 Max Failures
A U.S. congressional committee cited failures of design, management, and oversight of the 737 Max in its conclusions.
Airlines
EC To Extend Slot Waiver through Winter Season
While announcing her intention to extend a waiver of the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule, European transport commissioner Adina Valean lamented shortcomings.
Airports
Eurocontrol Warns of Airport Constraints during Covid Recovery
Coronavirus safety measures will cause airports to reach saturation capacity at 60 to 75 percent of their peak 2019 traffic levels.
Environment
Airbus Signs Partners for Fello’fly Environmental Project
SAS, Frenchbee and three ANSPs agree to participate in Airbus’s latest project aimed at reducing fuel burn.
Airlines
IATA Sounds Alarm over Capacity To Distribute Vaccines
The air cargo industry must work with governments to prepare for distributing billions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine worldwide.
Aircraft
Boeing Slows 787 Deliveries Amid New Production Problems
Quality assurance personnel have identified new production issues involving the Dreamliner’s horizontal stabilizer.
Airlines
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Marks First A321neo Delivery
The joint venture between Wizz Air and Abu Dhabi-based ADQ hopes to launch operations on October 1.
Airlines
Virgin Atlantic Completes Recapitalization, More Layoffs to Come
A U.S. court officially recognized the English High Court’s approval of Virgin Atlantic’s restructuring plan.
