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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Norwegian Air Shuttle has converted its “commitment” for 100 Airbus A320neos to a firm order, Airbus announced on Friday. The new aircraft, scheduled to enter service in 2015, will feature a single-class cabin layout seating some 180 passengers. A new customer for Airbus, Norwegian now operates a fleet of Boeing 737-800s and -300s. It plans to retire all its 737-300s this year.


In January,&nbsp;Norwegian Air Shuttle&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2012-01-25/norwegian-signs-record-narrowbody-commitments">signed separate contracts with Airbus and Boeing covering a total of 222 new airplanes</a>, including 100 Boeing Max 8s, 22 Boeing 737-800NGs and the 100 A320Neos now on firm order. It still hasn’t announced which engines will power its Neos; Airbus offers the airplane with either the Pratt &amp; Whitney PW1100G or CFM Leap-X1A.


Separately, Airbus inked a firm contract&nbsp;earlier this week&nbsp;with Los Angeles-based Air Lease Corp&nbsp;for 36 A320neos. The order calls for delivery of at least 20 of the Neo family’s largest model—the A321neo—and accompanies options for another 14 airplanes.


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Norwegian Signs Firm Order for 100 Neos

NAS has confirmed its order for 100 A320neos.

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