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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ST Engineering has set out to debunk the perception of an aircraft lavatory as just another uninspiring, confined functional space—one that has seen little design advancement in recent years—with an expandable aircraft lavatory dubbed Access. Debuting&nbsp;here at the Singapore Airshow, a display of the innovation appears at the ST Engineering pavilion in the exhibit hall.

 


ST engineers designed Access to aid accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs). In its expanded state, the lavatory provides 40 percent more space than a conventional design without compromising the cabin seat count and galley space. The design allows for flight attendants to expand the unit in flight to allow entry and use by PRMs with an onboard wheelchair. When not expanded, the lavatory still offers enough space for normal use by passengers.

 


Filled with features such as patented lavatory amenity&nbsp;storage, the design allows for retrofit or line fitting in Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 narrowbodies. Neither Boeing nor Airbus participated in the design and development, but ST Engineering will need to work closely with the OEMs if an airline customer wants the lavatory line fitted, a spokesperson told AIN at the show. Although ST hasn’t yet signed a customer for Access, the spokesperson said it has entered discussions with some interested airlines.

 


ST Engineering has scheduled athletes from the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) to join the company at its showcase to experience the demonstrator unit and to provide user insights to help inform any future adaptations to the final design.

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