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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Former Powerjet chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga has assumed the role&nbsp;of president and chief executive officer of CFM International, the GE-Snecma joint venture announced today. Ebanga replaces Eric Bachelet, who had served as CFM president and CEO since September 2005. Bachelet has accepted the position of Safran executive vice president of research and technology.
Ebanga joined Snecma in 1988 after leaving Royal Philips.&nbsp; His assignments at Snecma have included leadership positions in electronics, systems and aircraft engines.
Ebanga assumed the position of vice president and general manager of Snecma Control Systems in 2001. He subsequently accepted the vice presidency of Snecma’s commercial engine division.&nbsp;
Ebanga led the Snecma-NPO Saturn partnership known as Powerjet since 2007. The Powerjet SaM146 powers the recently certified Sukhoi Superjet 100. &nbsp;
Ebanga graduated from ENSEM Graduate School of Engineering in France. &nbsp;

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Former Powerjet chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga has assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of CFM International 

Former Powerjet chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga has assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of CFM International.

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