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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Algerian flag carrier Air Algerie signed a purchase agreement last month covering three new ATR 72-600s. Valued at $74.1 million at current list prices, the contract calls for a cabin configuration featuring 68 passenger seats and first delivery during this year’s fourth quarter. The airline plans to start service with the first airplane by the end of the year and induct the others “through 2015.” Now flying 12 ATR 72-500s primarily on domestic and short regional routes, Air Algerie already ranks as the largest ATR operator in Africa.

Air Algerie Orders ATR 72-600s

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