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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A two-year global consultation conducted by Airbus found that people still see a need to meet face-to-face despite the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/hai-convention-news/2012-02-12/more-aviation-companies-hired-fired-2011-according-jsfirm">increased use of social media</a>, a conclusion that bodes well for the future of air transport. 
The report, issued on the eve of this week’s Farnborough International Airshow, said that 63 percent of the 1.75 million people surveyed said that they would fly more by 2050, and 60 percent didn’t see social media as a replacement for real-world contact. However, 40 percent said they felt that air travel had become increasingly stressful, and 96 percent believe in the need for more sustainable/eco-efficient aircraft. 
“Aviation is the real worldwide web,” said Airbus executive vice president of engineering Charles Champion. “The results of this survey show there is nothing better than face-to-face contact.”
However, as more people fly more often, their expectations of the air travel experience rise. 
The survey highlighted a predictable list of passenger complaints, including long lines at passport control, slow check-in and baggage collection, waiting on the tarmac and circling in holding patterns around airports.
Part of a program dubbed Future by Airbus, the consultation resulted in the company’s Concept Plane and Cabin, which offers a glimpse into some of the innovations the could meet evolving passenger trends and environmental considerations, said Champion.

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