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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Delta Air Lines’ “realignment” of its regional subsidiaries reached the top levels of management last month, when Delta senior v-p of strategy and business development Fred Buttrell became president and CEO of Delta Connection. Buttrell replaced long-time Comair CEO David Siebenburgen, considered by many the father of the regional jet movement in the U.S. The personnel changes coincide with Delta’s decision to move its subsidiary’s headquarters from Cincinnati to Atlanta “to more closely align Delta Connection with Delta on commercial issues.”
Siebenburgen, 54, will continue his duties as chairman of Delta AirElite Business Jets, a Delta Connection subsidiary that markets executive jet service to corporate clients. Siebenburgen became CEO of Delta Connection after Delta bought a controlling stake in Comair in January last year.
Another change involved Delta’s decision to replace Delta Connection’s v-p of flight operations, Dave Bushy, with former Delta director of investor relations Joe Kolshak. Bushy proved a central figure in the extended labor negotiations with Comair’s pilots, whose 89-day strike earlier this year nearly spelled the demise of the Cincinnati-based regional carrier. Bushy will continue to serve as the airline’s representative with industry groups in the areas of pilot resource planning, training and recruitment. He also plans to continue flying as a Boeing 767 captain.

Regionals Update: Siebenburgen makes way for Buttrell at Delta Connection

Delta Air Lines’ “realignment” of its regional subsidiaries reached the top levels of management last month, when Delta senior v-p of strategy and business

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