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.
This year's ranking of publicly traded airlines identifies those that have lifted their operating performance as they recover from the 2008 global recession and deal with new challenges such as oil price spikes. Scores represent the composite of five performance categories, with emphasis on financial fitness and earnings performance. The five categories (and their contributions to total score) include:
Australian regulators are seeking to extend the grounding of Tiger Airways Australia through the end of July, as the troubled airline’s CEO steps down. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it will apply to Australia’s Federal Court to have Tiger’s suspension extended through Aug. 1. CASA had already imposed a week-long grounding due to safety concerns that the regulator argued had not been addressed adequately. Court action is required to extend the suspension.
Australian aviation regulators have temporarily grounded Tiger Airways Australia due to safety concerns. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) issued the suspension with immediate effect from July 2 and will extend it at least until July 9. Beyond that date, CASA must ask for court approval to continue the suspension. “If the Federal Court supports CASA’s application, the court can continue the suspension for a period of time, which will allow CASA to finalize investigations into the safety matters,” the regulator says in a statement.
