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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Levo Aero, a technology company serving small to medium-sized Part 135 operators, recently unveiled the first enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer resource management (CRM), and SmartInbox software suite designed exclusively for charter operators.&nbsp;The company also plans to introduce the Levo Marketplace, a dedicated B2C platform that will allow retail customers to buy private charter trips and book empty-leg seats directly with the aircraft operator.
It promotes a "robust affiliate network" of charter aircraft that, with Marketplace Levo, will permit customers to book flights in real-time. Conversely, it will allow charter operators to move aircraft and fill empty legs. CEO Joe Moeggenberg said he brings more than 40 years of experience in the Part 135 sector along with expertise, relationships, and insights to tackle some of the longstanding challenges the charter industry has struggled to solve.
“The industry is rapidly evolving, requiring more sophisticated, efficient approaches to meet operational demands,” said Moeggenberg. “This has never been more important for the small and medium-sized Part 135 operators. The Levo team and technological abilities are equipped and perfectly timed to tackle these challenges and modernize the industry for both operators and retail consumers for the next 20-plus years.”
Separately, Tennessee-based Levo announced a recent partnership with Outer Banks Aviation (OBXA), a company specializing in private charter flights to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and aerial tours along the East Coast. On the ground, OBXA provides a wide range of aircraft services, including maintenance, hangarage, and a flight school.
“Levo is thrilled to be collaborating with Outer Banks Aviation as our newest customer in the Part 135 space,” said Moeggenberg. “We look forward to working alongside [CEO] Jason Stacy and the entire OBXA team as we grow together in 2024 and beyond.”

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