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 raised its stake in partner carrier Virgin Australia to just under 20%, although it stresses that it has no interest in making a takeover bid for the Australian airline. Air New Zealand already had a stake of almost 15%, which it acquired in January. At the time, it received regulatory approval to increase its holding to 19.99%. Rob Fyfe, CEO of Air New Zealand, says he phoned his Virgin Australia counterpart John Borghetti to assure him that there is no takeover attempt.
A new tool being developed by the FAA and Saab Sensis Corp. promises to yield fresh insights into runway safety hazards, and is set to play a key role in assessing the benefits and risks of air traffic modernization projects.
ICAO is creating a framework for air traffic management modernization that is expected to help countries develop ATM roadmaps and ensure they are globally aligned. The approach is being rolled out to state and industry representatives at the ICAO Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium (Ganis) this week in Montreal. ICAO hopes to gain feedback at Ganis, which will help the organization refine the concept in the run-up to its 12th Air Navigation Conference in November 2012.
