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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Silver Airways chief financial officer Sami Teittinen replaced Dave Pflieger as the airline’s CEO as of September 5. The switch came after Pflieger accepted Hawaii Island Air’s chief executive position, held by Paul Casey until October 1. Casey has agreed to serve as a senior advisor for Island Air’s board of directors.
Teittinen joined Silver Airways as its CFO in January and brings more than 20 years of aviation industry experience to the Silver Airways top position. Previously, he served as a CFO with BBA Aviation Flight Support, where he held key leadership positions with Aircraft Service International Group and Signature Flight Support, along with BBA Aviation Flight Support Division. 
Before his tenure with Silver Airways, Pflieger led the restructuring and rebranding of Fiji’s national carrier, Air Pacific, into Fiji Airways, introducing a new fleet of Airbus A330s as CEO and managing director. Before moving to Fiji, Pflieger helped launch Virgin America as general counsel and senior vice president of government affairs. He also held executive posts with Delta Air Lines and its low-fare subsidiary, Song, and as a pilot flew Delta Boeing 767s, 757s and 737s as well as Airbus A320s.

CEO Shuffle at Silver, IslandAir

CFO Sami Teittinen replaced Dave Pflieger as the airline’s CEO.

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