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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ACI Jet has made advances in its quoting process as part of a plan to deliver faster and more accurate aircraft maintenance quotes for customers, the San Luis Obispo, California-based Bombardier Authorized Service Facility (ASF) said this week. Responding to customer feedback, ACI Jet has invested in additional human resources and technology to ensure timely and accurate service quotes.
The move aims to not only ensure a better product for existing customers, but to re-engage customers who previously faced delays in obtaining service estimates.
“We’ve listened, and we’re responding,” said ACI Jet v-p of aircraft maintenance Dave Jensen. “Our growing customer base comes to ACI Jet with the expectation of top-tier, right-the-first-time service. However, we acknowledge that we haven’t always been as swift in delivering estimates as we would like. After closely examining areas for improvement, we decided on a two-pronged approach—adding highly qualified resources coupled with new technology providing enhanced automation.”
The enhancements ensure timely reviews of customer requests for quotes—in some cases delivered the same day.&nbsp;It also redesigned its proposal template to improve high-level project details and disseminate specific task requirements for planners in a “streamlined, easy-to-read format.”
Additionally, ACI Jet hired 15-year industry veteran Sebastien Joncas as a dedicated project estimator and Michael Morin as a project manager.

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