Adrian is Auckland bureau chief for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Adrian was previously based in Aviation Week’s Washington office for nine years, writing for a range of the group’s publications and covering many aspects of the commercial aviation industry. He has won Australasian and international awards for his aviation writing.
Prior to joining Aviation Week in 2002, Adrian covered aviation industry and policy issues for two other publishing companies in Washington. He has also worked for newspapers in Texas and New Zealand, covering a wide range of topics. Adrian graduated from Auckland University with a degree in history and English in 1992.
Deteriorating financial performance by the mainline parent carrier is the major culprit for a significant slide in profits for the Singapore Airlines Group.
Australia’s competition watchdog has approved a partnership between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines covering charter operations, reversing its earlier tentative rejection of the deal.
Alaska Airlines has revealed plans to serve a second Seattle-area airport by launching flights in 2018 from Paine Field Airport in Everett, Washington.
