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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Atlas Air Worldwide has signed a deal with Amazon to fly 20 Boeing 767-300s for the online retailer under a 10-year lease deal that grants Amazon rights to acquire as much as 30 percent of the cargo carrier. The deal marks the second such move by Amazon to “supplement” its delivery capacity since March, when it signed a similar contract with Wilmington, Ohio-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) covering another 20 Boeing 767s.

 


The latest agreements will include the operation of the 20 converted freighters for Amazon on a CMI (crew, maintenance and insurance) basis by Atlas Air Worldwide's airline subsidiary, Atlas Air, as well as dry leasing by its Titan Aviation leasing unit. The dry leases will carry a term of 10 years, while the CMI operations extend to seven years with a provision allowing for a total term of 10 years. The companies expect operations under the agreements to begin in the second half of 2016 and accelerate to full service through 2018.

 


Atlas Air Worldwide granted Amazon warrants to acquire up to 20 percent of its common shares at a price of $37.50 per share over a period of five years “as part of the inherent value creation and to align interests and strengthen the long-term relationship.” Atlas also granted Amazon warrants to acquire up to another 10 percent of its shares at the same exercise price over a seven-year period.

 


The ATSG deal granted Amazon warrants to acquire as much as 19.9 percent of that carrier’s common shares over a five-year period.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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