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.
Passing a safety audit by European regulators represents an important milestone for Thai Airways, after other countries sought to restrict Thailand-based airlines because of concerns about oversight deficiencies.
New Zealand-based space launch company Rocket Lab has announced the start of construction of an orbital launch site on the Mahia Peninsula, an outlying spit of land on the east coast of the country’s North Island.
