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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Over a third of 500 respondents to a survey commissioned by Asian Sky Media for its first Asia-Pacific Urban Air Mobility report remain unconvinced that the new sector will become commercialized within the next five years, as many eVTOL aircraft developers are predicting. What's more,&nbsp;only 27 percent said they “fully trust” regulators to make the right decisions. 
The publisher calls the report, which examines the growing UAM market in Asia including Greater China, “a first for Asia” and a vehicle for future studies into global UAM activity.&nbsp;&nbsp;Respondents ranked safety as their primary development requirement, while one of the biggest drivers for investment—environmental impact—came last. Fifty-three percent said they would pay up to 1.5 times more for UAM journeys in eVTOL aircraft that were 60 percent quicker than by ground transportation. Respondents from aircraft manufacturers&nbsp;universally agree that emergency medical support missions will become the first real-world application of UAM while passenger transport ranked last. 
The 132-page report looks at the various designs, market status, and specifications of the 14 eVTOL developers&nbsp;competing for market share among Asia-Pacific OEMs. Notably, mainland China accounts for 57 percent of the OEMs, ranging from large, established automobile manufacturers to pure-play startups. In-depth interviews with executives from China’s EHang and Japan’s SkyDrive give perspectives and insights into their future vision of the industry, according to the authors.
Asian Sky Media provides detailed profiles for the countries seeing the biggest advances in UAM. This covers areas such as infrastructure readiness/ planning, regulatory status, operator services, and more.

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