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.
Namibia’s has declared operational what is believed to be the world’s largest air traffic management (ATM) surveillance system based on wide-area multilateration (WAM) technology. The system, built and installed by ATM company ERA, has been certified according to International Civil Aviation Organization standards and commissioned. A network of sensors provides surveillance for ATM purposes across Namibian airspace, and will allow reduced separation standards. ERA formerly was a subsidiary of U.S. company SRA, but was recently sold to Czech-based Omnipol.
Iceland’s air traffic management provider Isavia plans to install a satellite-based surveillance network that is expected to be operational in the summer traffic season.
Aircraft operators in Australia have two years to equip aircraft for satellite-based surveillance if they want to operate in upper airspace. Significant numbers of operators have yet to upgrade the necessary avionics.
