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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Rolls-Royce is the world’s leading engine supplier in business aviation, powering some of the largest, fastest, and longest-range business jets available. Rolls-Royce powers aircraft built by Bombardier, Cessna, Embraer and Gulfstream. Our products and services include the Pearl, BR725, BR710, AE3007, Tay, Spey, MR&O, and CorporateCare® Enhanced, the leading solution for engine care. This maintenance program offers increased asset liquidity, nacelle coverage and complete engine management, from line maintenance to shop visits. CorporateCare Enhanced, the comprehensive, fixed-cost engine maintenance management plan, provides customers with a global support infrastructure which includes: Engine Health Monitoring, a worldwide network of Authorised Service Centres and globally distributed spare parts and engines, all managed by our dedicated 24/7 Business Aircraft Availability Centre.

StandardAero will add line maintenance support for select Rolls-Royce CorporateCare engine models at its recently acquired Western Jet Aviation facilities in Van Nuys, California, and Springfield, Illinois. The authorized service center agreement covers the Tay 611-8/8C and BR710 A1/A2/C4 engine series at Van Nuys and the Tay 611-8/8C engines at Springfield.
The five-year agreement goes into effect in the first quarter of next year and includes the renewal of line maintenance support for CorporateCare operators with AE3007A engines at StandardAero’s Augusta, Georgia, and Houston facilities. It also effectively renews line maintenance of Tay 611-8/8C and BR710 A1/A2/C4 engines at StandardAero’s Dallas-Fort Worth facility and abroad through the company’s Mobile Service Team.
“We look forward to finalizing this contract that combines all previous and new agreements into a single agreement for Rolls-Royce CorporateCare services, further solidifying StandardAero’s commitment to providing Rolls-Royce engine support to CorporateCare customers around the world,” said Mike McCauley, v-p of Rolls-Royce engine programs for StandardAero’s business aviation sector. “Our relationship with Rolls-Royce spans more than six decades.”
Rolls-Royce has also authorized StandardAero to provide full maintenance, repair, and overhaul support for Tay 611-8/8C and Spey engines at Dallas-Fort Worth. StandardAero’s Springfield and Van Nuys sites provide varied levels of airframe maintenance services for Gulfstream and Global Express aircraft powered by Tay or BR710 engines, while StandardAero’s Western Jet Aviation location in Opa-Locka, Florida, offers line maintenance support for Gulfstream operators in the region.
StandardAero’s Houston and Augusta sites also provide airframe maintenance services for the Rolls-Royce AE3007A1E-powered Embraer Legacy 600.

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StandardAero will add line maintenance support for select Rolls-Royce CorporateCare engine models at two recently acquired Western Jet Aviation facilities.

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