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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Boeing delivered 481 commercial airplanes last year, matching its guidance of 480 to 485 units, the company announced today. The Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) backlog now stands at 3,375 airplanes. Boeing registered 263 gross and 142 net commercial orders for the year as air travel and freight declined and carriers worldwide experienced what Boeing described as severe economic “challenges.” 
Boeing’s 737 line continued to lead the company’s delivery totals, with 372. The airplane also topped Boeing’s order book with gross orders for 197 examples and net orders for 178. The 777 followed in a distant second, with 88 deliveries and net orders for 19 airplanes. The 787 suffered the worst effects of the industry slide with a net order tally of -59, shrinking its still robust backlog to 851 airplanes. 
“2009 was not without its challenges, but it also was a year of exciting achievements for our company and our industry,” said BCA president and CEO Jim Albaugh. “With signs of economic recovery emerging in 2010, we look forward to better days ahead.”
Boeing said it plans to provide commercial airplane delivery guidance for this year when it releases year-end earnings on January 27.

Boeing Meets 2009 Delivery Goal

Boeing delivered 481 commercial airplanes last year, matching its guidance of 480 to 485 units, the company announced today.

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