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.
Air New Zealand has selected internal candidate Christopher Luxon to take the reins of the airline from current CEO Rob Fyfe by the end of this year. Luxon, currently the head of international operations, was regarded as one of the favorites to be named CEO. The airline’s chairman, John Palmer, says that while the board conducted a global search, its preference was always to select an internal candidate.
Bradley Perrett (Beijing), Adrian Schofield (Beijing), Jens Flottau (Beijing)
As international pressure mounts against Europe's attempt to make airlines pay for emissions, progress is being made on a global plan that offers the best hope of preventing a political standoff from turning into a full-blown trade war. The inclusion in the European Union's emissions trading system (ETS) of non-European carriers that operate in the region has raised the ire of governments around the world. And as the first deadline to buy emissions credits draws closer, Europe's refusal to back down is giving all parties less room to maneuver.
