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
Environment
ICAO Helps Mideast Unlock Sustainable Development Goals
ICAO secretary general Fang Liu spoke at the meeting of directors general of civil aviation for the Middle East in Kuwait City on November 7.
Safety
Dubai's World Aviation Safety Summit Set for December
Organizers of the Dubai safety summit expect to hear advice on the impact of big data and digitalization on safety processes.
Accidents
Boeing 737 Production Threatened by Any Further Max Delay
The U.S. manufacturer continues to cite a fourth-quarter re-certification for the grounded 737 Max.
Aircraft
Mideast Airlines Poised for Introduction of Airbus A321XLR
The European manufacturer’s new 4,700-nm-range narrowbody will allow access to 85 percent of the world’s population from the Middle East’s major hubs.
Engines
GE9X Engines Nearly Ready for 777X Flight Tests
The first pair of GE9X turbofans with redesigned stator vein assemblies hangs from Boeing’s latest widebody model in Everett, Washington.
Aircraft
Airbus Cuts Delivery Forecast on A321 ACF ‘Complexities’
The European airframer expects to deliver half of all ACFs produced this year in the fourth quarter.
Accidents
Boeing CEO Pleads Initial Ignorance of MCAS Message Details
Dennis Muilenburg gets grilled by lawmakers on when he learned of chief technical pilot's concerns about MCAS functionality in the 737 Max.
Aircraft
Airbus Lands 300-strong A320neo Order from IndiGo
The Indian low-cost carrier has now committed to taking 730 of the European-made narrowbodies.
Accidents
Lion Air Crash Report Cites Failures by Boeing, FAA, and Crew
The Indonesian safety committee reserved much of its criticism for the design and certification of elements of the 737 Max flight deck.
Aircraft
Boeing Cuts 787 Rate Amid China Trade Tensions
Muilenburg blames trade war for suppression of Dreamliner demand.
ATC
Remote Tower in Norway Guides Its First Commercial Flight
Avinor expects its remote tower project to begin serving Røst, Norway, in the second-half of 2022.
Aircraft
Qantas Completes Longest-Ever Commercial Nonstop Flight
The Boeing 787-9 service from New York to Sydney lasted 19 hours and 16 minutes.
Aircraft
Boeing Blasts Release of Messages about Max Sim Session
The Chicago-based manufacturer cautions against reaching premature conclusions over technical pilots’ surprise encounter with the MCAS in the 737 Max sim.
Airlines
Etihad To Launch Low-cost Carrier with Air Arabia
The LCC move by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad follows a shift in focus from global partnerships to its home markets.
Engines
AeroTec to Convert Rolls-Royce's Latest 747 Testbed
The UK engine company took delivery of the ex-Qantas quadjet at AeroTec’s Moses Lake test center.
Aircraft
Muilenburg Out as Boeing Chairman, Remains CEO
The Boeing board voted to segregate the chairmanship and CEO role to strengthen the company’s governance and safety oversight.
Aircraft
Review Panel Faults FAA, Boeing in Max Certification Report
The JATR panel cited the FAA for inadequate awareness of the function of the 737 Max's MCAS and Boeing for “undue pressures” on members of its ODA staff.
Aircraft
Operators Ground 38 Boeing 737NGs for Pickle Fork Cracks
Airlines around the world have completed inspections on 810 NGs in compliance with an FAA airworthiness directive.
Aircraft
American Airlines Pushes Back Max Return to January 16
American Airlines still expects the Boeing narrowbody to receive certification for service re-entry by the end of this year.
Aircraft
Boeing Deliveries Slip as Max Effect Fully Takes Hold
Third-quarter deliveries from Boeing totaled 63 during the third quarter, compared with 190 a year earlier.
Aircraft
TAP Airbus A321LR Takes Off on Transatlantic Flight to D.C.
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air says its long-range narrowbody lowers trip costs on its Lisbon-Washington route by 50 percent.
Aircraft
Airbus Inaugurates Automated Fuselage Line in Hamburg
The European airframer’s automated line in Germany employs 20 robots and a digital data acquisition system among other innovations.
Aircraft
Boeing Acts On Board of Directors’ Safety Recommendations
Company chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg announces a series of 737 Max-related policy and process initiatives.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Touts Heavy Investment in SpaceJet Support
The Japanese company has made what one executive called a "huge" investment in staffing this year.
Accidents
Test Assumptions Faulty During 737 Max Design, Says NTSB
U.S. transportation safety board issues seven recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration related to the Boeing 737 Max.
Aircraft
737 Max Inspectors Undertrained, Says Special Counsel’s Office
A whistleblower complaint sparking an OSC probe calls into question operational reviews of several other aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
IATA's New Parts Portal Meant to Shave Procurement Costs
Creators designed the IATA MRO SmartHub for more accurate assessment of fair market value of parts.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft Prepares To Open Montreal Offices
The Japanese company expects to hire some 100 engineering and product development professionals during the first year of operation.
Aircraft
Embraer’s Slattery Sees Broad Benefits of Consolidation
The Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO works to answer the concerns of 10 competition authorities scrutinizing his company’s planned combination with Boeing.
Aircraft
Embraer Delivers First E195-E2 to Brazil’s Azul
Azul chairman reveals plans to launch another new U.S. airline next year using as many as 30 of the Brazilian carriers’ aging E195s.
