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.
The Thai government has reacted to the ICAO warnings by creating new agencies for aviation regulation and beginning the process of recertifying Thai airlines and reissuing air operator certificates.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) confirms that it has no plans to take over Skymark Airlines’ unwanted Airbus A330 leases. ANA told Aviation Daily it has had discussions on this topic with lessor Intrepid Aviation—which owns the A330s—but does not intend to introduce A330s into its fleet at this time. ANA will become a part-owner of Skymark under a proposed restructuring plan, but Intrepid is offering an alternative restructuring plan for Skymark that would include a different airline sponsor, instead of ANA.
