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.
Japanese airlines are finally detecting signs that the plunge in air travel demand following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is reversing, although full recovery remains a distant prospect.
Even as the first building blocks of the NextGen air traffic management system are falling into place, behind-the-scenes work is under way to ensure that the future ATM network extracts the full potential from these new capabilities.
Qantas is expected to resume flights between Australia and New Zealand on June 17, five days after suspending these flights due to concerns over volcanic ash clouds. The carrier plans to start Auckland and Queenstown flights from 6 a.m. local time, and Wellington flights from midday. Service to Christchurch, however, will remain suspended. The Qantas Group’s Jetstar subsidiary will also reintroduce trans-Tasman and New Zealand domestic flights.
