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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Stuttgart, Germany-based DC Aviation has joined the European Business Aviation Association’s (EBAA) peer-networking Ambassador program. The program allows industry leaders to participate in closed workshops and forums to address pressing issues and opportunities for business aviation.

 


“It is extremely encouraging to see that several leading business aviation companies have joined together to make an additional commitment to EBAA and the industry,” said EBAA secretary-general Athar Husain Khan. “We look forward to working closely with our Ambassadors towards improving the industry and society.”

 


Complementing the initiative, the newly launched virtual platform ambassador.ebaa.org will share stories about EBAA Ambassadors, celebrate their achievements, and allow space for discourse on making a change for the better. So far, 15 companies have joined the program, including leading OEMs, trip planners, operators, and service and maintenance companies.

 


“DC Aviation has been a supporter of EBAA’s work for many years,” said DC Aviation CEO Michael Kuhn. “We are fully aligned with their goals and are extremely happy to take our support to the next level by becoming an EBAA Ambassador. Being an ambassador allows us to show our commitment to the industry and gives us a platform to showcase such projects as the efficient [lighting] upgrade in the hangar in Stuttgart, the Covid spectrometer, and Covid-19 testing at our facility in Dubai.” 
 
	 
 
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DC Aviation Joins EBAA Networking Program

As the latest Ambassador peer-networking member, DC Aviation joins a group of 15 companies committed to positive change in the business aviation industry.

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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.

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