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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Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France. Tom Enders, Airbus president and CEO, and John Leahy, Airbus COO for customers, handed over the the Rolls-Royce-powered double-decker to Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon and Qantas CEO-designate Alan Joyce. 
Qantas plans to launch its first commercial A380 services on October 20 from Melbourne to Los Angeles, and on October 24 from Sydney to Los Angeles. Later Qantas also plans to fly the A380 to Singapore and London. 
Internationally renowned designer Marc Newson designed Qantas’ A380 cabin. Typically the A380 seats 525 passengers in three-classes; Qantas’ cabin, however, holds just 450 seats (14 first, 72 business, 32 premium Economy and 332 economy).
Qantas became the first customer to conclude the signing of a contract for the A380. In November 2000, it ordered 12 A380s, marking the first time in the airline’s long history it had ordered Airbus aircraft. Qantas later increased its order for A380s to 20, and now ranks as the second largest customer for the world’s largest commercial aircraft.

Qantas Takes First A380

Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France.

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