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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Air Canada and Singapore Airlines have joined Korean Air and Asiana in diverting flights away from North Korean airspace after the communist government said it could not guarantee the safety of passenger jets flying near its shores or southern border. The threat comes as the U.S. and South Korea prepare to begin on Monday annual military exercises North Korea considers provocative. 
The change in routing affects a single westbound Air Canada flight between Vancouver and Seoul, an Air Canada spokesman told AIN. It does not affect the eastbound flight, he said. Although a Singapore Airlines spokesperson also confirmed that it has rerouted some flights as well, she could not offer details about which routes stand affected. “We do these things on a day to day basis,” she said. “We observe the political developments and if anything major happens we react appropriately.”
Korean Air and Asiana began rerouting flights to and from North America immediately after North Korea issued its threat yesterday. Asiana, for one, has reportedly said it would detour through Japanese airspace, adding about 40 minutes to each leg. Plans call for the U.S.-South Korean military exercises to last 12 days. &nbsp;

North Korean Threat Diverts Commercial Flights

Air Canada and Singapore Airlines have joined Korean Air and Asiana in diverting flights away from North Korean airspace after the communist government sai

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