Gregory Polek
Senior Editor
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 New Jersey Monthly 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 Aviation International News 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.
Latest from Gregory Polek
Aircraft
China Airlines To Order Six 777 Freighters
Taiwan’s flag carrier prepares to launch operations from Taipei to North American and Europe.
Aircraft
IAG Deal Gives Major Boost for Beleaguered Boeing Max
The British Airways parent plans to take as many as 200 of the narrowbodies to fly out of Gatwick Airport.
Aircraft
IAG Inks Deal for 14 Airbus A321XLRs
The British Airways parent plans to allocate the new narrowbodies between Iberia and Aer Lingus.
Aircraft
Saudia Neo Order Includes 15 Airbus A321XLRs
The kingdom’s flag carrier now holds firm orders for 65 neos.
Engines
CFM Seals Massive Leap Deal with AirAsia
The Malaysian low-fare carrier finalizes a purchase contract covering 200 Leap-1As.
Aircraft
Korean Air, ALC Boost Boeing’s Dreamliner with Big Orders
Deals involve a total of 35 of the widebodies
Aircraft
De Havilland of Canada Ships Its First Dash 8
The new owner of the former Bombardier Q400 program introduces TAAG Angola Airlines as a previously unidentified customer for six Dash 8s.
Aircraft
GECAS Inks Deal for 10 Boeing 737-800BCFs
The aircraft leasing arm of GE also places further options on 15.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Working with Partners on M100 Definition
The smaller of two SpaceJet variants would carry airframe advances to ensure lighter weight and improved aerodynamics.
Engines
Boeing Still Not Ready To Commit to NMA
The launch of the Airbus A321XLR won’t influence Boeing’s calculations of the business case for its proposed new middle-of-the market airplane.
Aircraft
Boeing Market Forecasters Unshaken by Current Crises
Boeing's Current Market Outlook shows a demand for 44,000 airplanes worth more than $6.8 trillion over 20 years.
Aircraft
Boeing Set To Face Show Scrutiny on Max Response
The U.S. airframer enters Paris during one of its most difficult periods in its storied history.
Engines
CFM’s Leap Production Back on Schedule
The GE-Snecma joint venture fully expects to meet its delivery target of 1,800 engines this year.
Aircraft
Maintenance Ops Face Unsung Effect From Max Grounding
While airlines need to perform certain upkeep on grounded airplanes such as the 737 Max, their maintenance schedules become out of sync.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi’s MRJ70 Destined for Makeover as SpaceJet M100
The M100 will seat 76 passengers in a three-class configuration and maintain a low-enough takeoff weight to meet U.S. scope clause restrictions.
Aircraft
Airbus Commits To Ensuring A220 Meets Full Potential
Customer demands prompt range improvements and 180-minute Etops for the Airbus A220.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Heavy In Talks To Buy CRJ Line
A deal to acquire Bombardier’s last commercial aircraft program would give Mitsubishi valuable engineering expertise and support capacity.
Aircraft
Longview Capital Resurrects De Havilland Canada Moniker
The new owner of the Dash 8 program names former Q400 boss Todd Young to lead the business.
Aircraft
CSALP Becomes Airbus Canada On June 1
The name of the Airbus-Bombardier-Investissement Quebec partnership now reflects the European manufacturer’s controlling stake.
Accidents
Discourse Turns Divisive as SSJ100 Crash Probe Nears End
Hundreds of thousands in Russia sign a petition to ground the Superjet fleet.
Accidents
Boeing Completes Max Software Update
The U.S. airframer has conducted more than 360 hours of flight-testing on the 737 Max with updated MCAS software.
Airlines
Air Canada in Talks To Acquire Parent of Rival Air Transat
The Canadian flag carrier’s acquisition of Transat would consolidate its foothold at Montreal Trudeau Airport.
Accidents
FAA Chief Faults Boeing for Lack of Clarity on MCAS
Dan Elwell testified that the FAA expects Boeing to submit a software update in about a week.
Aircraft
Big Changes in Store for Mitsubishi’s Next MRJ Derivative
The smaller of the two MRJs will get a makeover to better suit U.S. airline needs.
Aircraft
Senate Vote Restores Full Ex-Im Financing Capacity
Boeing applauds the re-establishment of the U.S. export credit agency’s board quorum.
Accidents
Boeing Describes Why Max Did Not Carry Disagree Alert
The U.S. airframer insists the lack of the alert feature did not compromise safety of the 737 Max.
Accidents
Boeing Disputes Reports it Disabled Max Disagree Alert
The U.S. airframer insists that it did not intentionally disable the feature on Southwest Airlines’ airplanes.
Accidents
FAA to Meet with U.S. Airlines, Unions on Max Review
Authorities plan to “gather facts, information, and individual views” on the status of the 737 Max grounding.
Aircraft
Boeing Q1 Deliveries Sag Amid Max Grounding
Total 737 deliveries for the quarter fell by 43 airplanes.
Aircraft
Embraer Names CEO Nominee
Embraer has chosen Marcopolo chief executive Francisco Gomes Neto to replace outgoing CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva.
