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
Airbus to Furlough 3,200 UK Workers at Broughton Plant
Airbus’s furloughed Broughton workers will benefit from the UK government’s Job Retention Scheme.
Aircraft
Embraer Files for Arbitration over Failed Boeing Tie-up
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer said it would pursue “all remedies” against Boeing for damages resulting from the collapse of their merger.
Aircraft
Embraer Fires Back after Boeing Nixes Merger Deal
Embraer and Boeing face a legal battle over the U.S. company’s decision to terminate its takeover of the Brazilian manufacturer's airliner business.
Aircraft
Boeing Pulls Out of Planned Embraer Tie-up
A master transaction agreement that laid out contract terms for the creation of Boeing Brasil expired on Friday.
Airports
ACI Issues Best Practices for Parking Grounded Aircraft
Travel restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic have made finding locations to park overflow aircraft a challenge.
Aircraft
MC-21 Flight Testing Resumes following Covid Pause
The Irkut-designed MC-21 narrowbody has now completed more than 300 test flights.
Aircraft
AvioInteriors Seating Innovation Addresses Covid Concerns
Italian cabin supplier AvioInteriors has designed a seating configuration with transparencies meant to mitigate the spread of germs.
Aircraft
Alafco Sues Boeing for Non-delivery of Max Jets
Kuwaiti leasing company Alafco claims Boeing owes it $336 million in advance payment for undelivered 737 Max 8s.
Aircraft
European Regulators Resume Embraer-Boeing Merger Probe
The European Commission has set a new deadline of August 7 to complete its review of the planned Embraer-Boeing tie-up.
Airlines
Delta’s Bastian Sees Recovery Taking as Long as Three Years
Delta Air Lines takes steps to accelerate plans to simplify its fleet in preparation for the “new normal.”
Airlines
IATA Sees Recession Resulting in Slow Airline Recovery
The International Air Transport Association calls for so-called confidence-boosting measures to attract passengers.
Airlines
Virgin Australia Enters Voluntary Administration
The International Air Transport Association points to a failure of governments to provide financial support as a reason for Virgin Australia’s insolvency.
Airlines
Four Norwegian Air Crew Units Declare Bankruptcy
Some 4,700 pilots and cabin crew at Norwegian Group subsidiaries risk losing their jobs.
Aircraft
CDB Leasing Axes Orders for 29 Boeing Max Jets
China Development Bank Aviation has restructured its Max backlog to include a cancellation of 29 deliveries.
Aircraft
Gecas Cancels Orders for 69 Boeing Max Jets
Boeing’s 737 Max orderbook has shrunk to just over 4,000 since its grounding in March last year.
Aircraft
Boeing To Restart Commercial Airplane Production
Some 27,000 Boeing employees in the Puget Sound region will return to work starting on April 20.
Airlines
Etihad Preps for May 1 Restart of Scheduled Operations
The UAE’s national airline has moved forward scheduled engine changes and major modifications on several grounded airplanes ahead of a return to service.
Aircraft
Passenger Airplanes Serve Vital Cargo Links During Pandemic
The IATA detailed various levels of regulation for using passenger airplanes as freighters.
Airlines
Ten U.S. Airlines Agree to Covid-19 Relief Terms
In return for grants and low-interest loans, Payroll Support Program participants may not furlough workers until September 30.
Aircraft
Boeing Sees Q1 Deliveries Fall by Two-Thirds
Commercial airplane deliveries at Boeing’s Puget Sound-area and South Carolina plants decline to 50 in this year’s first quarter from 149 a year earlier.
Airlines
IATA’s Outlook Dims for 2020, Sees $314 Billion Revenue Hit
The International Air Transport Association reported a steeper drop in air travel and prospects of a deeper recession than previously expected.
Airlines
Emirates To Restart Operations at Dubai's Terminal 3
Dubai’s state-owned carrier said it would start new repatriation flights on April 15.
Aircraft
Boeing to Institute Partial Reopening in Washington State
The resumption of operations at Boeing’s plants in Washington state include defense program activities and support of 737 Max storage.
Airlines
EasyJet Defers Delivery of 24 Airbus A320s
The move by UK budget airline EasyJet to delay deliveries comes amid pressure from its biggest shareholder to cancel an order for 107 A320neos.
Aircraft
Airbus Cuts Monthly Production Rates by One-third
Monthly A320 rates will fall from 60 to 40, while A330 rates decline to two and A350 rates to six.
Airlines
British Airways Workers Ratify Furlough Deal
Members of the Unite union employed by BA voted to accept 30,000 furloughs by a 99-percent margin.
Airlines
JetBlue Details Major Cuts at Five Metro Areas
U.S. low-fare carrier JetBlue will reduce departures from the New York area from 215 to 30.
Airlines
Lufthansa to Close Germanwings, Slash Group Capacity
The Covid-19 epidemic has prompted Lufthansa Group to retire several aircraft and close bases.
ATC
Eurocontrol States Defer Air Traffic Management Fees
Europe’s ATM providers have agreed to postpone payment of €1.1 billion in air traffic control fees.
Aircraft
Boeing To Suspend Production in South Carolina
Production activities at the site of Boeing 787 manufacture in Charleston will stop on April 8 until further notice.
