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&nbsp;New Jersey Monthly&nbsp;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&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;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.

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Eurocopter expects its participation in this year’s Dubai Air Show to underscore its competitiveness in the Middle East, as well as the EADS subsidiary company’s dedication to a continued local presence through partnerships and cooperation.
Some 600 Eurocopter helicopters fly a range of missions in the Middle East, from homeland defense and security to law enforcement, VIP transport, utility and offshore airlift for the oil and gas industry. The company’s exhibit here (Stand W860, Static display A49-A52/P14) features an NH 90, EC 725, EC 175, EC 145-T2 and AS 350-B3.
The NH 90 and EC 725 embody Eurocopter’s response to the Middle East’s evolving requirements for maritime surveillance, anti-piracy, security, search-and-rescue, border patrol and transport duties.
Meanwhile, the <a href="?q=aviation-news/ainalerts/2010-10-14/ec175-helicopter-program-time-says-eurocopter">EC 175</a>–the world’s newest medium twin-engine helicopter–will serve demanding airlift missions in support of the offshore petroleum industry. Eurocopter plans to start delivering the EC 175 to international customers at the end of next year.
An “evolved version” of the popular EC 145 twin, the EC 145-T2, incorporates new Arriel 2E engines along with the company’s Fenestron shrouded tail rotor, upgraded main and tail rotor gear boxes, new digital avionics and a four-axis autopilot. It responds to the Middle East’s need for law enforcement, border surveillance, medical airlift and other missions, according to Eurocopter.

Evolving Mission Requirements Keep Eurocopter in the Forefront

Eurocopter expects its participation in this year’s Dubai Air Show to underscore its competitiveness in the Middle East.

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