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
Embraer to Cut Brazilian Workforce by 900
Covid-19 effects and a failed effort to create a joint venture with Boeing has led Embraer to shed another 4.5 percent of its workforce.
Aircraft
Airbus’s Satair Unit Takes Control of A220 Parts Support
The transfer of A220 material management to Satair marks the integration of one of the last vestiges of Bombardier’s C Series program into Airbus.
Airlines
United To Furlough More Than 16,000 Employees
Extension of the U.S. government’s Payroll Support Program could avoid the need for involuntary cuts until the first quarter of 2021, said United Airlines.
Airlines
Saudi Arabia To Grant UAE Carriers Full Airspace Access
The decision to allow UAE airlines to fly over Saudi territory on their way to any country raises the possibility of flights to Israel.
Airlines
IATA Laments Tepid Traffic Improvements in July
The International Air Transport Association calls for governments to show more urgency in their efforts to coordinate application of travel restrictions.
Airlines
United Airlines Notifies Pilots of Plans for 2,850 Furloughs
Chicago-based United Airlines has become the latest U.S. major to call for an extension of Covid relief to avoid furloughs.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Considers Shedding Its ITP Aero Unit
As ITP Aero weighs on Rolls-Royce, the UK engine maker considers its divestiture.
Aircraft
EASA Sets Schedule for 737 Max Validation Flights
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency plans to perform Max flight testing from Vancouver, Canada, during the week starting September 7.
Airlines
Virgin Atlantic Creditors OK £1.2B Restructuring Plan
All four classes of creditors vote in favor of Virgin Atlantic recapitalization.
Airports
American Airlines Says It Will Cut 19,000 More Jobs
Some 17,500 furloughs and 1,500 management firings will take effect on October 1 at American Airlines if the U.S. Congress does not extend Covid relief.
Airlines
Delta To Furlough Nearly 2,000 Pilots
As the U.S. government’s coronavirus relief act expires, Delta Air Lines moves to shed more cockpit crewmembers.
Aircraft
Latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator Flies to Montana for Trials
An Etihad Airways 787-10 will undergo two and a half weeks of environmental testing before flying to Abu Dhabi.
Aircraft
Transport Canada Ready To Fly Boeing Max Validation Flights
Canadian aviation authorities will fly to Seattle for engineering simulator evaluations ahead of flight validations on the Boeing 737 Max airliner.
Airlines
Qantas Sees International Service Grounded until July 2021
Australia’s flag carrier witnessed a A$4 billion drop in revenue during its fiscal half ending June 30.
Airlines
American Airlines To Cut 15 Markets as CARES Act Expires
Several domestic markets will lose service altogether as a result of the carrier's service suspensions.
Aircraft
Boeing Lands First Max Order of the Year
Polish charter carrier Enter Air signed a firm order for two 737 Max 8s and options on another two.
Airlines
DOT Allows Chinese Carriers to Double Frequencies to U.S.
Four Chinese carriers have won approval to fly a total of eight round trips a week to the U.S.
Aircraft
Boeing Plans for More Voluntary Layoffs
Job cuts at Boeing will exceed 19,000 people as the company readies for a second round of voluntary layoffs.
Aircraft
British Airways Bids Adieu to First of 31 Retired 747s
Boeing 747-400 registration G-CIVD departs London Heathrow for the last time on Tuesday.
Airlines
IATA Raises Red Flags over Covid Responses in Europe, Mideast
A slower-than-expected recovery of air travel has IATA calling for more direct government intervention.
Airlines
Air France Wins Pilot Deal for Transavia Domestic Flights
Ninety percent of voting pilots cast ballots in favor of an agreement to allow Transavia to fly within France.
Aircraft
Boeing Registers 43 Max Cancellations in July
The commercial aircraft order backlog at Boeing fell by 56 airplanes as the company collected no orders during the month of July.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Finds New Wear Problems with Trent XWB-84
Premature wear on Rolls-Royce XWB-84 engines powering Airbus A350s appears unrelated to the long-standing problems associated with the Trent 1000.
Airlines
United To Consolidate All ERJ145 Flying with CommutAir
The move by United Airlines to sever ties with its ExpressJet partner will result in a boon for its CommutAir affiliate.
Aircraft
Boom, Rolls-Royce Ink Overture Collaboration Pact
Teams working on the proposed Boom supersonic airliner have begun studying whether they can apply an existing engine architecture from Rolls-Royce.
Airlines
JetBlue Applying UV Light To Help Kill Covid Virus in Cabins
Honeywell has delivered eight of its new UV Cabin System to New York-based LCC JetBlue.
Aircraft
Boeing Sees More Rate Cuts, 747 Production Ending in 2022
Boeing has begun studying consolidating 787 production into one site as output across its product line further slows.
Aircraft
Second-quarter Airliner Deliveries Sink to Historic Low
UK industry group ADS reports that Airbus and Boeing delivered 94 airplanes combined in the second quarter.
Airlines
IATA Laments Unexpectedly Weak Traffic Improvements in June
The resurgence of Covid cases in the U.S. and in some parts of Europe has dampened expectations for traffic improvements this year.
Aircraft
Boeing’s Freighter Conversion Programs Enjoying a Renaissance
Covid effects have driven a need for more cargo capacity around the globe.
