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.
With Jetstar Japan gaining approval from local regulators the stage is now set for Japan’s first low-cost carrier (LCC) market battle to begin. Jetstar Japan will be the third of three new LCCs to inaugurate service in Japan this year, and with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s (MLIT’s) grant of an air operator’s certificate (AOC) domestic flights could begin as soon as July 3.
The formation of a large multinational airspace block in Western Europe is being delayed because the stakeholders are still divided on critical issues, says Switzerland’s air traffic control provider. In its annual report for 2011, Skyguide reveals problems among the members of the functional airspace block (FAB) that will cover most of Western Europe. This is the biggest—and most important—of the nine FABs that are being formed as a key element of the Single European Sky process.
For almost two centuries, foreign companies have looked to Hong Kong as the key to unlocking the Chinese market. The Qantas group is the latest to follow that path, as it joins forces with China Eastern Airlines to launch a new low-cost carrier (LCC) on mainland China's doorstep.
