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.
Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce says a hefty compensation payment from Rolls-Royce related to Airbus A380 groundings will help offset losses caused by a string of natural disasters and an underperforming international operation. The Rolls-Royce settlement is worth AU$95 million ($100.5 million), Joyce announced during a speech to Australia’s National Press Club in Canberra. While further details are not being released, Qantas is “pleased with the outcome,” Joyce says. Qantas will drop legal proceedings against Rolls-Royce.
Australian carriers have once again canceled service at many of the country’s largest airports as volcanic ash clouds return to Australia’s skies. Qantas canceled all flights to or from Sydney from 3 p.m. local time on June 21 after suspending Canberra service from midday and Adelaide flights for the whole day. A total of 73 domestic and six New Zealand flights were affected by the cancelations.
A group of major U.S. carriers is negotiating an agreement to purchase biofuel derived from recycled waste to use on flights out of San Francisco Bay Area airports.
