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.
Adrian Schofield (Auckland), Jeremy Torr (Singapore ), Bradley Perrett (Beijing)
The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has thrown a harsh light on the fragile nature of internal and cross-border relationships in Southeast Asia, as a lack of coordination hampered both detection of the flightpath and response to its disappearance.
Australian officials remain cautious about satellite images that may show debris from MH370, although the possibility is strong enough that they have focused the southern Indian Ocean search on the new finding.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) expects to have its first two Boeing 787-9s delivered between July and September, although it is not yet revealing the seating configurations. The carrier will be among the first few airlines to receive the stretched -9 version of the 787, with ANA and rival Japan Airlines both due to begin accepting -9s soon after launch customer Air New Zealand’s initial delivery in July.
