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 plans to shed its Air Midwest subsidiary by the end of this year’s third quarter, company CEO Jonathan Ornstein said last month during the company’s quarterly earnings briefing. Mesa’s intentions became clear in late December, when the company delayed filing its annual 10K report to reflect Air Midwest’s status as a “discontinued operation.” At year-end flying 16 Beech 1900s, Air Midwest has watched its operation gradually diminish over the past few years as Mesa removed routes when it found sublessors for its Beech 1900s. During Mesa’s last fiscal quarter the division lost $6 million, as average fuel prices rose 37 percent, from $2.29 per gallon to $3.13, and regulatory burdens continued to force maintenance and operations costs upward. “The shutdown of Air Midwest, while it may have been long overdue, is now moving forward and will be done by the end of the [fiscal] year,” said Ornstein. Mesa has filed with the DOT to exit Air Midwest’s remaining Essential Air Service routes.

Mesa To Close Air Midwest

Mesa Air Group plans to shed its Air Midwest subsidiary by the end of this year’s third quarter, company CEO Jonathan Ornstein said last month during the c

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