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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The pilot leadership of United Express affiliate Air Wisconsin last month rejected a proffer of arbitration by the National Mediation Board, triggering the mandatory 30-day countdown to a potential strike at 12:01 a.m. on August 12. In June 96.6 percent of Air Wisconsin’s pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, authorized union leadership to call a strike if necessary.
Air Wisconsin pilots have been working under an amended agreement to a contract that dates to 1994, and have been trying unsuccessfully to negotiate a new contract with management for the past two years. After the 30-day cooling-off period expires, the pilots could strike. ALPA said it expects contract talks to resume during the cooling-off period in a last-ditch effort to reach a tentative agreement.
Under the current deal, an amendment to which Air Wisconsin’s pilots signed in 1998, fifth-year BAe 146 captains earn an average of $77,000 per year, fifth-year CRJ captains make roughly $65,000 and fifth-year Dornier 328 captains earn about $49,000. In addition to work-rule improvements, most of which the sides have already agreed upon with the help of a federal mediator, ALPA has pushed for a 25-percent increase in salaries.

Regionals Update: Air Wisconsin preps for pilot strike

The pilot leadership of United Express affiliate Air Wisconsin last month rejected a proffer of arbitration by the National Mediation Board, triggering the

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