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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Boeing collected no orders and saw cancellations for another forty-three 737 Max jets during the month of July, bringing its net order deficit for the year to 366, the company said Tuesday. Of the 43 cancellations during the month, 20 came from Kuwaiti lessor Alafco and 15 from Dublin, Ireland-based AerCap as previously announced, while five newly revealed cancellations came from Canada Jetlines, two from Dublin-based lessor Avolon, and a single from a private BBJ customer.

 


Boeing also removed nine 737 Maxes from its backlog as a result of ASC 606 accounting adjustments, which occur when the company no longer expects to deliver the airplanes due to extenuating circumstances such as a customer’s deteriorating financial condition.

 


“Although we are starting to see air traffic recover in some markets, the aviation industry continues to grapple with the impact of the virus,” a Boeing spokesperson told AIN. “We continue to work closely with our customers as they evaluate and adjust their fleet requirements in these unprecedented conditions. So you’ll see these challenges reflected in July orders and deliveries.”

 


During the month Boeing delivered four airplanes: a single 767 Freighter to FedEx, a 777 Freighter to DHL, and two 787-9s—one to Air France and the other to Turkish Airlines.

 


For the year, gross orders stand at 59, while the order deficit resulting from&nbsp;cancellations and conversions rose from 323 to 366. Including ASC 606 adjustments, the net order deficit rose from 784 to 836 for the year.

 


Boeing’s total order backlog fell from 4,522 to 4,496, reflecting the 43 cancellation, the nine-aircraft ASC 606 adjustment, and the four deliveries. As of July 31, the company had&nbsp;delivered a total of 74 airplanes for the year.

 


Boeing acknowledged the delivery total of four for the month of July resulted from three primary factors, two of which relate to Covid-19. Aircraft deferrals due to customer desire to preserve cash accounted for much of the decline from previous months, as did Covid-related travel restrictions imposed on customers who otherwise would have taken delivery. Finally, shifts in production timing due to factors such as parts shortages moved a few deliveries from July to August, for example. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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