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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ExecuJet MRO Services Australia mechanics have completed EASA-approved maintenance training for the newly operational Dassault Falcon 6X, the company said Monday. The training encompasses a six-week program that includes four weeks of theoretical training and two weeks of hands-on practical training on the 6X assembly line, allowing mechanics to be equipped and trained to provide line maintenance for 6X aircraft visiting Australia and the Pacific region.
Jason Jia, Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer at ExecuJet, traveled from Australia to France, where he completed the EASA-certified training course in Bordeaux, near Dassault’s final assembly site. CAE conducted the theoretical training in Bordeaux, and the Dassault Training Academy ran practical training there.
“It was exciting to be in France and in Dassault’s home,” said Jia. “The training was practical and immersive. CAE provided us with the simulator and virtual aircraft to familiarize us with the aircraft systems.
“For the practical training, we were trained using virtual reality (VR) as well as actual aircraft. The Falcon immersive VR training devices allowed us to tour the aircraft from the inside to get a better understanding of the components, the system, and the wiring.”
The training covered all systems: the engines, avionics, digital flight control system, fuel system, hydraulics, landing gear, lighting, water and waste, structures, CNS (communication, navigation, surveillance), electrical, cabin furnishing and connectivity, oxygen, and the auxiliary power unit.
“It’s clear that Dassault took the opportunity to include the most modern systems for maintainability and troubleshooting through the FalconScan diagnostic system,” added Jia. “It provides maintenance engineers an integrated and in-depth tool to isolate faults and test the system.”

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