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.
olitical disruption in Thailand is still hurting the operational performance of Thai Airways, although a foreign-exchange windfall offset plummeting revenue and enabled the carrier to return to a third-quarter net profit.
Asiana Airlines has been ordered by Korean authorities to suspend its flights to San Francisco for a 45-day period as a penalty for the July 6, 2013 crash of a Boeing 777-200ER at that airport. A review panel from South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) says the carrier must complete the suspension period within six months. Asiana has 15 days to decide if it will appeal the ruling—a step the airline has indicated it plans to take.
