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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Mesa Air Group has hired celebrated attorney Daniel Petrocelli and asked for a new trial after U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Faris ruled that Mesa must pay Hawaiian Airlines $80 million for misusing proprietary information it obtained during a failed attempt to participate in Hawaiian’s bankruptcy restructuring. Petrocelli, who represented the family of Ron Goldman in the civil trial against O.J. Simpson and defended Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, asked Faris to postpone a $98 million bond obligation recommended for Mesa while the court hears its appeal for a new trial. Mesa cites new evidence found on company computers as the basis for its request.
The latest round of legal wrangling began almost immediately after Faris ruled in favor of Hawaiian on October 31. Earlier that month Faris ruled that Mesa CFO Peter Murnane intentionally destroyed evidence Hawaiian Airlines could have used to prove Mesa engaged in predatory tactics in launching its Go! subsidiary last year. In his ruling, Faris rejected claims that Murnane accidentally deleted files related to the case while purging his computer of pornographic material. Mesa has since fired Murnane, who the company had placed on administrative leave.

Mesa To Appeal Damages Ruling

Mesa Air Group has hired celebrated attorney Daniel Petrocelli and asked for a new trial after U.S.

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