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.
Singapore’s competition watchdog has approved a partnership between LCCs Tigerair and Cebu Pacific in the Philippines-Singapore market, with the caveat that the two airlines agree to exclude certain routes they dominate.
Malaysia-based LCC AirAsia is proposing a share-buyback initiative that will help dampen the dramatic swings in market value it has experienced this year.