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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StandardAero has laid plans for an 80,500-sq-ft hangar expansion at its Augusta Business Aviation MRO facility in Georgia. Working with the Augusta Regional Airport (KAGS), the Augusta Economic Development Authority, and the state of Georgia, StandardAero expects crews to complete construction in 2025.
“The new facility will add over 60% of new space to our existing footprint,” said Chris Bodine, v-p and general manager of StandardAero’s Augusta location. “The current facility was built in the 1970s when aircraft were a lot smaller. The new facility will allow us to support additional super-midsize to large-cabin aircraft for airframe and avionics while also significantly expanding our engine shop to further support many of those aircraft.”
StandardAero Business Aviation president Tony Brancato said the expansion will allow for maintenance on large Dassault, Gulfstream, and Bombardier jets as well as HTF7000-series engines.
The AGS Airport/Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA) has secured a grant for site preparation and construction while the state of Georgia applies job tax credits for new employees over a 10-year period.
“This is an exciting time for StandardAero and this expansion will allow us to grow and better serve our customers for the next 50 years,” Brancato concluded.

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StandardAero Prepares for 80,500-sq-ft Hangar Expansion in Georgia

Expansion at Augusta Regional Airport to increase footprint by 60% 

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