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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Dassault Falcon CEO Thierry Betbeze and AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier affirmed an agreement to incorporate AviationManuals’ "Ready Flight International" compliance and safety program for Part 91 operators with every new delivery.
The alliance, formalized at the Dassault Falcon chalet on the static display at Henderson Executive Airport Tuesday, ensures that operators can easily and quickly meet international operations requirements.
As a result, Ready Flight International has become a part of Dassault Falcon’s aircraft delivery experience, offering service coverage for international procedures, LOA support, minimum equipment lists (MELs), SAFA prep, risk assessment, and document management. Dassault Falcon has worked closely with AviationManuals to allow for the development of the procedures and authorizations specific to each aircraft.
“As Thierry and I agreed, our absolute number-one priority was customer experience and thus minimizing the workload of Dassault Falcon’s clients when they get their aircraft, while simultaneously ensuring the quality and accuracy of their ongoing international operations compliance needs,” said Baier.
Baier and Betbeze also acknowledged the hurdles to operating internationally and committed to keeping their customers’ operations up to date.
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