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.
ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract to provide a crucial link in the Aireon space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) network that is being developed to allow surveillance coverage of remote airspace.
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 fitted with wing-tip devices known as Sharklets, as it moves forward with its plan to renew its domestic narrowbody fleet. The carrier has nine more Sharklet-equipped A320s on order, which are scheduled to be delivered through September 2015. They will replace Air New Zealand’s Boeing 737-300 fleet, which is currently used on domestic routes.
