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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Singapore based lessor Avation on Wednesday converted a pair of purchase rights for ATR 72-600s for delivery to Bangladesh’s US Bangla. Scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, the twin turboprops&nbsp;will help the airline expand its domestic network and increase frequency on certain trunk routes.

 


US Bangla now flies six ATR 72-600s, four Boeing 737-800s, and three De Havilland Dash 8-400s.&nbsp;

 


To replace the purchase rights that&nbsp;it exercised on Wednesday, Avation signed for an additional&nbsp;two for ATR 72-600s.

 


At the ATR exhibit at the Singapore show, ATR is demonstrating passenger-friendly features such as Braille safety information cards and a Hearing Aid Loop.

 


ATR pilots might want to check out the Universal Avionics ClearVision enhanced vision system wearable head-up display, which represents the first-ever installation in a commercial aircraft. The first deliveries of ATRs equipped with ClearVision went to airlines Aurigny and Drukair, based in Guernsey and Bhutan, respectively. ClearVision not only helps pilots gain greater situational awareness in low-visibility conditions but also helps airlines with reduced takeoff and landing minima, allowing for improved on-time departure and arrival performance.

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