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.
Qantas long-haul pilots have voted to approve a new contract that will help clear the way for the airline to convert its options for Boeing 787-9s. Airline executives have said a new contract deal was one condition for placing the 787 orders, as well as returning the international division to profitability and paying down debt. The profitability goal has already been achieved. Qantas has 50 options and purchase rights for 787-9s, with the first delivery slots in 2017. The carrier would have to exercise options for these first slots later this year.
Japan Airlines (JAL) Group achieved a net profit of ¥32.6 billion ($262.1 million) for its fiscal first quarter, more than doubled from a net income of ¥14.7 billion for the previous year.
Garuda Indonesia rebounded to profitability in the first half of 2015, as it appears to have successfully stimulated demand with its capacity expansion.
