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 Extends Production Pause to German, U.S. Plants
Europe’s dominant aerospace company halts production activities in Bremen, Stade, and Mobile.
Aircraft
Hexcel-Woodward Merger Called Off
Deteriorating market conditions due to the Covid-19 crisis prompted Hexcel and Woodward to terminate their merger agreement.
Aircraft
Boeing Extends Production Halt in Washington State
“Essential” national defense and customer operations activity continues at Boeing’s Puget Sound and Moses Lake facilities during the plant closures.
Aircraft
Leasing Group Avolon Cancels Big Boeing Max Order
A retrenchment at Dublin-based Avolon includes a reduction in aircraft commitments from 284 to 165 over the next three years.
Airlines
British Airways Reaches Deal To Furlough 30,000 Employees
British Airways' cabin and ground-crew furlough agreement includes a guarantee of no unpaid temporary layoffs or redundancies.
Airports
ICAO App Offers Up-to-date Airport Status
The International Civil Aviation Organization is keeping operators informed on airport movements with a new app.
Airlines
UAE Approves Passenger Flights on Emirates Starting April 6
Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum confirmed plans for a “limited number” of passenger flights out of Dubai International Airport.
Aircraft
Boeing To Unveil Voluntary Layoff Plan
The CEO of U.S. aerospace giant Boeing warned of unforeseen “challenges” spawned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Airlines
Emirates Moves All Cargo Ops to Dubai International
Dubai’s state-owned carrier Emirates has supplemented its SkyCargo operation with Boeing 777 passenger airplanes.
Airlines
U.S. Senators Call on Airlines to Issue Ticket Refunds
Congressional Democrats cite the airlines’ “moral responsibility” to pay back customers and repatriate U.S. citizens.
Airlines
IATA Asks for More Government Action To Boost Airline Liquidity
The International Air Transport Association calls for states to allow airlines to issue vouchers rather than direct refunds for canceled tickets.
Airlines
EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet Due to Travel Bans
The London Luton-based budget carrier operated the last of 650 rescue flights on Sunday.
Aircraft
Airbus Pauses Most Production Activity in Spain
The move by Airbus to close its Spanish plants follows a government order to cease all non-essential activities across the country.
Aircraft
CARES Act Passage Applauded, But Details Carry Pitfalls
The U.S. Treasury Department now faces the task of allocating coronavirus aid and assigning conditions.
Aircraft
Boeing Rejects Idea of Government Stake as Condition for Aid
Boeing CEO David Calhoun insisted that the company will pursue other financing options if the government requires an ownership stake.
Airlines
Singapore Airlines Arranges for Major Funding Injection
SIA Group expects to raise as much as S$15 billion in equity and debt funding.
Aircraft
EC Decision on Embraer-Boeing Deal Extends to at Least June
Embraer's CEO insists that the deal with Boeing to buy 80 percent of the Brazilian company’s commercial business remains a top priority.
Aircraft
Strike Called To Protest Airbus Reopening of Spanish Plants
Spain's CGT union calls for a walkout at five Airbus plants starting March 30.
Aircraft
Qantas Secures Major Private Funding Facility
The Australian flag carrier uses seven Boeing 787-9s as collateral for a new loan.
Airlines
India Halts All Domestic Passenger Flying
An order issued by the Indian government to stop all domestic passenger flights followed a shutdown of train operations.
Aircraft
Boeing To Suspend Production in Puget Sound Area
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is suspending production activities at its Renton, Everett, Auburn, and Frederickson facilities.
Aircraft
Airbus Reopens French, Spanish Plants
Airbus has finished four days cleaning and conducting health and safety checks at its factories in France and Spain.
Airlines
Singapore Airlines Group To Cut 96 Percent of Capacity
The move to suspend most flights at SIA Group follows similar actions by major Gulf-region carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways.
Airlines
Emirates To Suspend Passenger Services by March 25
The Dubai-based air transport giant will shut down passenger flying while imposing a 25 to 50 percent salary cut.
Aircraft
Longview Halts Dash 8-400, Twin Otter 400 Production
The parent company of De Havilland Canada and Viking Air will lay off some 980 employees.
Aircraft
Organizers Cancel July’s Farnborough Airshow
Coronavirus concerns nix one the world’s premier aerospace events, the biennial Farnborough International Airshow.
Aircraft
U.S. Seeks To Strike Balance as Industry Pleads for Bailouts
U.S. airlines expect to be “first in line” for government support of the aerospace industry.
Airlines
U.S. Regional Airline Compass To Close on April 7
Trans States Holdings sees its second regional subsidiary fail in the course of a week.
Airlines
Qantas To Suspend All International Flying
Australia's flag carrier decided to “stand down” two-thirds of its workforce as overseas flying ceases.
Airlines
Virus Crisis To Force Austrian, Porter To Suspend All Service
Austrian Airlines to stop flying March 18, Porter on March 20.
