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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Japan Airlines exited bankruptcy today, after the Tokyo District Court found that JAL had repaid more than two thirds of the monetary claims listed in a reorganization plan.&nbsp;
The airline spent 14 months in bankruptcy, during which it grounded 103 airplanes, including its entire fleet of Boeing 747s, laid off about 15,000 employees, slashed 49 routes and entered into a transpacific alliance with American Airlines due to start April 1. The companies expect the cooperation, which involves sharing of costs and route coordination on 10 transpacific routes, to save each carrier some $150 million a year.
 Upon JAL’s entrance into bankruptcy, the Japanese government supported a plan that required creditors to forgive some $8 billion in unpaid debts as well as Y300 billion ($3.29 billion) in direct state aid and a Y600 billion ($6.58 billion) line of credit. 
 “We humbly express our deepest gratitude to all creditors, customers and related parties who have given us immeasurable support and assistance during this process,” the airline said in a statement released today. “From this new starting point, JAL will unite as one as we work towards rebuilding the business.”
 Meanwhile, JAL said it will cut capacity next month in reaction to the earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 11. All told, it plans temporarily to cut 74 weekly flights on 11 international routes and downgauge (use smaller capacity) aircraft on routes between Tokyo and Guam and Yokyo and Nagoya.

JAL Emerges From Bankruptcy 

Japan Airlines exited bankruptcy today, after the Tokyo District Court found that JAL had repaid more than two thirds of the monetary claims listed in a re

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