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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Spirit AeroSystems said it expects its Wichita line employees to return to work next Monday to restart production following efforts to restore power and clean debris left by a <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2012-04-16/spirit-aerosystems-scrambles-address-tornado-damage">tornado that tore through its 45-building campus</a> last weekend. “We are committed to doing what we have to do to bring our factory up and running by Monday,” said Spirit AeroSystems president and CEO Jeff Turner. “Spirit has made good progress with our recovery plan this week. Now it’s time to bring our entire Wichita team safely back to work, with the flexibility and responsiveness to serve the needs of our customers.”


The company said it intends to work on “quickly ramping back up to full-rate production” once workers return on Monday. Spirit crews have worked around the clock since the tornado hit last Saturday night to assess damage, build and work recovery plans, clear debris and restore basic services to the site.


“It doesn’t have to be perfect or pretty,” said Turner. “It has to be safe and operational, and allow us to produce quality products on a regular drumbeat to meet our customer needs.”


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Spirit Plans To Resume Production Monday

Spirit AeroSystems expects production to resume Monday.

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