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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Airbus announced today that it plans to cut production of its A320 series from 36 to 34 a month starting this October. Meanwhile, production rates of the A330/A340 will remain at the current level of 8.5 a month, and not increase as previously planned. According to the company “this decision reflects Airbus’s current view on market demand in times of airlines adapting their capacities and of continuing uncertainties caused by the worldwide economic crisis.” The company added that it does not foresee any effect on employment. &nbsp;
“We monitor the market continuously and try to be proactive,” said Airbus CEO Tom Enders. “Flexibility and adaptability are essential in times of crises. We reached record production rates in late 2008, but now we see a drop of air traffic in most regions. Many airlines are taking capacity out of the market. I do not exclude further production cuts if the need arises.”
Airbus delivered 483 airplanes last year–a record for the company–and it said it aims for a “similar” figure this year. Although its backlog stands at more than 3,600 aircraft, delivery deferrals already taken into account and the likelihood of further deferrals will force the company to practice the flexibility to which Enders referred.

Airbus Revises Production Rates, Delivery Target Remains Unchanged

Airbus announced today that it plans to cut production of its A320 series from 36 to 34 a month starting this October.

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