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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Bombardier announced last month that Luxair, the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, has placed a firm order for a Q400 turboprop and has taken an option on another. Luxair expects to take delivery of the 76-seat airplane next April.


Based on the Q400’s list price, Bombardier values the firm order at $32.2 million. If Luxair exercises its option, the value would rise to $65.78 million, said Bombardier.


Now flying 16 airplanes, Luxair plans to sell one of its 49-seat Embraer ERJ 145s, meaning its fleet size will remain unchanged. However, the 27 extra seats in the Q400 will allow expansion of capacity on existing routes such as Geneva, Copenhagen and Milan. Dublin is among destinations the airline plans to add next spring.

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