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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Wichita-based FBO and charter operator Clemens Aviation acquired local rival&nbsp;Midwest Corporate Aviation on March 31, Clemens said in a statement released today. Midwest Corporate&nbsp;has provided FBO services at Colonel James Jabara Airport for more than 50 years, while the city of Wichita awarded Clemens FBO status in December, allowing it to sell fuel. &nbsp;&nbsp;
"We are excited to grow Clemens Aviation with the addition of Midwest Corporate's team and culture,” said Clemens Aviation principal owner Dwayne Clemens. “This expansion will help us to create better opportunities&nbsp;for&nbsp;our employees and help us to promote general aviation within the community. Acquiring Midwest gives our company the infrastructure and advantage we need to better serve our customers. It also enables us to focus on our main priorities, which include increasing transient FBO traffic, expanding the capabilities of our maintenance division, and being the best in all aviation services for our customers.” &nbsp;
Clemens Aviation operates a major powerplant and airframe repair station and is a full-service Garmin Dealer. It manages some 30 business jets with more than 40 full-time pilots. With the acquisition, Clemens now occupies more than 200,000 sq ft of hangar space for based and transient traffic.

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