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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Gregory Polek

Hawaiian Airlines received the first-ever aviation-based carbon credit this week. Known as Verified Carbon Units, the credits get issued under the requirements of the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ebace-convention-news/2011-05-17/ebace-2011-challenges-ahead-ebaa">Verified Carbon Standard</a> using a new methodology developed by Pratt &amp; Whitney that provides a validated process for calculating CO2 savings using the company’s EcoPower engine wash.


“Importantly, engine washing with EcoPower is helping us mitigate rising fuel costs and singly reduce Hawaiian’s carbon footprint at the same time,” said Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Mark Dunkerley.


Pratt &amp; Whitney claims that since 2005 Hawaiian has saved more than 2.5 million gallons of fuel and 26,000 gallons of water, eliminated potential soil and groundwater contamination and cut its CO2 emissions by 22,000 metric tons as a result of its continuous use of the EcoPower process.


“It is appropriate that our first EcoPower customer, Hawaiian Airlines, is also the first customer to be awarded Verified Carbon Units as a result,” said Pratt &amp; Whitney vice president of sales for the Americas Rick Deurloo.


Pratt &amp; Whitney has calculated that its EcoPower engine wash system reduces fuel burn by as much as 1.2 percent, eliminating some three pounds of carbon dioxide emissions for every pound of fuel saved, while decreasing engine gas temperature and, therefore, increasing engine time on wing.

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Hawaiian Gets Credits for EcoPower Use

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Curt Epstein

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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As GE9X Prepares for EIS, GE Aerospace Looks to RISE

Charles Alcock

News about environmental issues relating to aircraft operations, including noise issues, emissisions, and regulations. See Fuel for biofuel.

News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

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VoltAero Launches Hybrid-electric Powertrain for Kit-built Aircraft

Matt Thurber

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

New facilities represent an investment of more than $1 billion

Williams Int’l Building Turbine Engine Factory in Florida

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

$12 million in funding released to support Hydrogen Center of Excellence

Scotland Backs ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Site

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Singapore Air Show 2012

More In Engines

As GE9X Prepares for EIS, GE Aerospace Looks to RISE

A pre-show tour highlighted both programs

VoltAero Launches Hybrid-electric Powertrain for Kit-built Aircraft

HPU 210 uses a Kawasaki motorcycle engine combined with an electric motor and batteries

Williams Int’l Building Turbine Engine Factory in Florida

New facilities represent an investment of more than $1 billion

Scotland Backs ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Site

$12 million in funding released to support Hydrogen Center of Excellence

XTI Names Powertrain Partners For TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft

Three companies will help prepare for the integration of as-yet-unspecified turboshaft engines

Rolls-Royce's Pearl 10X Completes Most Major Cert Tests

Engine progresses as Rolls-Royce celebrates the delivery of the 9,000th turbofan from Dahlewitz

XTI and VerdeGo Work on Hybrid-electric Propulsion Options

VH4-T propulsion system could be applied to TriFan 600 VTOL and possible uncrewed aircraft

Ampaire Scores FAA G-1 for Hybrid-electric Propulsion System

FAA approves first G-1 certification basis for a hybrid-electric aircraft powertrain

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