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.
Japan’s two major airlines say they continue to see no disruptions to their flights as a result of not complying with China’s rules for an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) it has declared over the East China Sea. China has unilaterally established the ADIZ as a result of an ongoing diplomatic tussle over the Senkaku Islands. It has announced that all aircraft entering this zone must first file a flight plan and also maintain two-way radio communications.
After several months of delay, the FAA has told Hawaiian Airlines that it will be able to begin the certification work required for the airline to launch its new turboprop subsidiary, Ohana The certification process has been a victim of the federal budget battles in Washington. Hawaiian planned to begin operations with Ohana in the summer, but was unable to do so because sequestration funding cuts meant the FAA did not have the resources to conduct the necessary certification.
China Southern Airlines and Qantas have struck a code-share agreement that will give the Chinese carrier access to new Australian cities, and the Australian carrier a second gateway into mainland China. The deal will enable Qantas to put its code on China Southern’s flights from Australia to its hub at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and beyond that to four Chinese cities. In return, China Southern will code-share on 10 domestic routes from three of its Australian gateways.
