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
Etihad Restructures Airbus, Boeing Widebody Orders
The Abu Dhabi-based airline tempers its ambitions to compete globally with high-powered Gulf neighbors.
Aircraft
EASA Personnel Perform First MC-21 Certification Flights
The Russian narrowbody flew sorties as long as four hours in duration at altitudes as high as 32,000 feet.
Aircraft
Boeing, Safran Name APU Venture Initium Aerospace
Design work on new Initium auxiliary power units has begun in San Diego.
Aircraft
Embraer Meets E-Jet Delivery Target for 2018
The Brazilian manufacturer ships 90 airliners following busy fourth quarter.
Aircraft
Delta Air Lines’ First A220s Enter Service
The first of the Airbus narrowbodies to carry paying passengers in the Americas flew from New York to Boston.
Aircraft
Qantas Order Cancellation Strikes Latest Blow to A380
The Australian flag carrier confirms that its fleet and network planning has not considered the order for eight airplanes “for some time.”
Aircraft
Pemco Launches Full Conversion Program for 737-700
Bahrain’s Texel Air plans to fly the first example of the Boeing narrowbody cargo mod.
Aircraft
Bombardier Launches Three-class 50-seat CRJ
United Airlines plans to deploy at least 50 of the reconfigured CRJ700s with regional partner GoJet by the summer of 2020.
Aircraft
Airbus in A380 Talks with Emirates
The European airframer confirms reports of negotiations but declines to get specific.
Aircraft
Boeing Dispatches Team to CFM to Speed 737 Recovery
Leap-1B supply deficit continues to hamper Max ramp-up effort.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Countersues Bombardier in Trade Secrets Spat
U.S. subsidiary Mitsubishi Aircraft America claims Bombardier engaged in “anticompetitive behavior.”
Aircraft
A330-900 Certified for ‘Beyond 180-minutes’ ETOPS
The first of two A330neo models can fly routes with a diversion distance of some 2,000 nm.
Aircraft
Delta Delays A220 Service Launch
Government shutdown forces the Atlanta-based airline to shift first revenue flight of the former C Series from January 31 to February 7.
Airports
ATC Staff Shortage Halts Flights at New York La Guardia
Air traffic management program has delayed outgoing flights by more than an hour at nearby Newark Airport.
Airlines
Government Shutdown Disrupts Service Launch at Paine Field
Federal Aviation Administration furloughs have forced Alaska Airlines to delay the launch of service to the Seattle-area reliever airport.
Aircraft
Aeroflot 737 Lands Safely after Hijacking Attempt
A passenger aboard the flight ordered pilots to divert to Afghanistan.
Aircraft
Airbus Breaks Ground on A220 Plant in U.S.
CEO Tom Enders led the celebration for the new plant in Mobile, Alabama.
Aircraft
Airbus Preparing for ‘Worst’ Brexit Outcome
As the European airframer breaks ground on an A220 plant in Alabama, anxiety about its supply of UK-made parts intensifies.
Aircraft
Transport Canada Grants A220 ETOPS Approval
The former C Series becomes the first commercial aircraft to receive ETOPS approval from Canadian authorities.
Aircraft
Government Shutdown Grounds Two American Airlines Max 8s
Flight and operational authorizations have stopped, raising hurdles to service entry of newly delivered aircraft.
Aircraft
Search Teams Recover CVR from Ill-fated Lion Air 737
The flight data recorder could hold vital clues about Flight 610’s last moments.
Aircraft
Boeing Delivers Record 806 Airplanes in 2018
The 737 program yielded 69 deliveries, just shy of what the company needed to meet its total goal of 810.
Airlines
Herb Kelleher Dead at 87
The Southwest Airlines founder left an indelible stamp on the industry.
Aircraft
Airbus Seals Deals for 120 A220s
JetBlue and Neeleman’s Moxy each plan to take deliveries of the narrowbodies from Airbus’s new U.S. factory in Mobile.
Airlines
Qatar Airways Takes Stake in China Southern
The Gulf airline’s latest acquisition spreads its influence into the world’s fastest-growing market.
Aircraft
Brazil Files Formal Arguments to WTO over C Series Subsidies
The program now known as the Airbus A220 benefitted from $4 billion in improper government support, according to Brazilian trade officials.
Airlines
Wow Air To Cut Fleet Nearly in Half, Lays Off 111 Staff
The Icelandic low-fare carrier starts a restructuring exercise amid talks of a rescue plan with Indigo Partners.
Engines
MHI Aero Engines Completes Its First PW1200G
The initial Japanese-build geared turbofan has passed Pratt & Whitney’s production acceptance test.
Aircraft
Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Blocking Boeing-Embraer Deal
The ruling to grant an appeal by Brazil’s solicitor general came less than a week after the original ruling.
Aircraft
Brazilian Court Ruling Threatens Embraer-Boeing Deal
Ruling to block board approval stands subject to appeal but it threatens to at least delay the transaction.
