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.
While Aviation Week’s annual Top-Performing Airlines (TPA) study is the most extensive comparison of global airline strength, it only covers publicly traded companies, which means the TPA rankings exclude the large Middle Eastern carriers such as Emirates Airline. So Aviation Week has run a separate analysis of Emirates to estimate where it might fit in the rankings if it did meet those criteria.
A new code-share relationship between Etihad Airways and Korean Air initially will be limited to one route, but it has the potential to expand and increase the international networks of both carriers. Under the deal, Korean Air will code-share on Etihad’s daily flights between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Incheon International Airport from July 22, pending regulatory approval.
The low-cost carrier phenomenon is transforming the airline industry all over the globe, but it is proving slow to catch on in Japan. The demise of one of Japan’s three new LCCs is the clearest sign yet that the challenges they face in this market are larger than they bargained for. However, the stakes are still high enough to keep several major players in the game.
