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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UK leisure airline and Boeing 737-800NG operator Jet2 has placed a further order for 15 A321neos following its initial order for 36 placed in August 2021, Airbus said on Wednesday. The latest contract takes the total order by the Leeds, UK-based airline to 51 A321neos. The order, placed in August, made Jet2&nbsp;a&nbsp;new Airbus customer and a new A320neo operator. Jet2&nbsp;plans to decide on an engine type—either CFM Leaps or Pratt &amp; Whitney PW1100Gs—at a later date, added Airbus. &nbsp;

 


Scheduled to start in 2023, the A321neo&nbsp;deliveries will stretch over five years until 2028. The aircraft will come equipped with 232 passenger seats and Airbus’s Airspace cabin, featuring new lighting and seating products and 60 percent larger overhead baggage bins.

 


“We very much welcome Jet2’s decision,” said Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer of the original August order. “Traditionally having been operating non-fly-by-wire aircraft, we note with great satisfaction that after having tested a couple of leased A321s and run a comprehensive evaluation, Jet2&nbsp;is forward-looking and investing in modern and future-proof Airbus fly-by-wire technology.”

 


Since its predecessor, Channel Express, rebranded as&nbsp;Jet2&nbsp;in 2002, the airline has taken delivery of 34 new Boeing 737-800NGs. Ranked as the UK’s third-largest airline, Jet2&nbsp;now operates from 10 UK airports to more than 60 destinations with its nearly 90 Boeing 737s.&nbsp;

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.

Jet2 Adds 15 More Neos to Deal for 36 Signed in August

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Kepplair Starts Converting ATR 72 Into Water Bombers

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Only the piston aircraft segment posted a decline

GAMA: Bizjets, T-props, and Rotorcraft Deliveries Up

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Deal to close this year

Bombardier To Grow Manufacturing Capacity with MHICA Buy

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The two NATO allies will purchase seven of the tanker/transport aircraft

Spain and Poland Agree to Buy A330MRTT Tanker Transports

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GE Aerospace has tested the GE9X, Leap 1A, Leap 1B, and more with the 747.

GE Aerospace Flies Boeing 747 To Test New Engine Tech

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News about commercial airlines, including regulations, aircraft orders, safety, acquisitions, and mergers.

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