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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Gregory Polek

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has signed a contract with Boeing calling for the conversion of nine 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), the companies announced Tuesday. Boeing announced an order for four of the nine conversions at July’s Farnborough International Airshow, attributed to an unidentified customer.

 


Boeing's current market outlook forecasts a need for 400 widebody conversions over the next two decades, including a strong demand for 767 freighter conversions due to a rise in e-commerce. In May <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-05-05/amazon-doubles-down-cargo-fleet">Atlas signed a deal with Amazon to fly 20 Boeing 767-300s</a> 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.

 


Atlas Worldwide subsidiaries Atlas Air, Southern Air Holdings, Titan Aviation and Polar Air Cargo operate all-Boeing fleets consisting of 747s, 777s, 767s, 757s and 737s. &nbsp;

 


Boeing has converted sixteen 767-300 passenger jets to freighters since it launched the program with a firm order for three from All Nippon Airways in 2005. For the conversion to freighter configuration, a 767-300 passenger airplane receives major modifications to its main deck, including a side cargo door and surround structure, floor beams and struts, floor panels, freighter tracks and wall and ceiling liners.

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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