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.
Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vanilla Air plans to launch new routes from Osaka and Tokyo over the next few months as the LCC looks to expand its domestic network.
Indonesian authorities are allowing Tigerair Australia to fly stranded passengers from Bali back to Australia, although the carrier’s regular services on its Bali routes remain suspended.
Thai Airways is due to take delivery of five more Airbus A350s in 2017, and expects to receive the next in April, an airline spokesman tells Aviation Daily.
