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.
More and more airlines are giving ultra-long-haul flights another try as two fundamentals have shifted dramatically: Fuel prices are close to where they were when the first experiment on ultra-long-haul flying started 12 years ago; and, possibly more important, next-generation widebodies such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 make the flights more commercially viable.
Boeing Flight Services has sent instructors to implement a flight training program for Thai LCC Nok Air as the carrier looks to alleviate a pilot shortage.
