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.
Europe's aerospace industry is making progress in unraveling the complexities of time-based flight profiles, which will be essential components of the next-generation air traffic management network. Long-range ATM plans call for aircraft to fly precise four-dimensional (4D) trajectories, with time being the fourth dimension. While it will be at least six years before 4D procedures could be deployed in the European aviation system, work is underway to advance the concept and address the range of issues that must be solved before its operational debut.
Europe’s aerospace industry is making progress in developing the time-based flight profiles that will be essential components of the air traffic management system of the future. Long-range ATM plans call for aircraft to fly precise four-dimensional (4D) trajectories, with time being the fourth dimension. Participating in the 4D project are Airbus, Thales, Indra, Honeywell, Eurocontrol and a group of eight ATM providers including Sweden’s LFV and Denmark’s Naviair.
All but four of Air New Zealand’s 18 Beechcraft 1900D turboprops remain grounded as the carrier seeks advice from the manufacturer about hairline cracks in the tail sections of the aircraft. The cracks were first discovered near the top of the vertical stabilizer in one 1900D on Aug. 7 during routine maintenance. The remainder of the fleet was grounded for inspection. The hairline cracking was found “to varying degrees” in 14 aircraft, an airline spokeswoman tells Aviation Week.
