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.
The New Zealand government is developing policy and planning roadmaps that will help set the agenda for the country’s airspace design and air traffic management. Two blueprints will be drafted—a high-level policy document, and a plan for its implementation. The policy will be produced by the Ministry of Transport, while the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will be responsible for the plan.
All Nippon Airways has taken a major regulatory step toward creating a low-cost carrier through a joint venture, and has also appointed a senior ANA executive to run the LCC. On Aug. 31, ANA applied to the Legal Affairs Bureau of Japan to establish the joint venture with Malaysian carrier AirAsia. The joint venture company, AirAsia Japan Co. Ltd., will apply for an air operator’s certificate (AOC) “with the aim of beginning low-cost operations from August next year,” ANA says. It previously has said the AOC application will be made in September.
Nav Canada says transatlantic flight trials of new air traffic management (ATM) procedures are yielding greater fuel savings and emission reductions than expected.
