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.
Leithen Francis (Singapore), Jens Flottau (Singapore), Adrian Schofield (Singapore)
Airlines around the world are looking to the Asia-Pacific region, and China and India in particular, to fuel their growth, but there is a danger Middle East carriers may soak up much of the traffic originating in Asia-Pacific. Besides the competitive threat from the Middle East, rising fuel prices and regional disasters have dramatically reduced the global airline industry's margins, putting the industry as a whole in a precarious position from which it will be difficult to turn a profit if economic growth slows or there is another shock to the system.
Leithen Francis (Singapore), Adrian Schofield (Singapore), Jens Flottau (Singapore)
The giants of the aircraft leasing business have traditionally shunned aircraft with fewer than 100 seats, but the market will shift in the coming months as the giants change direction. BOC Aviation, CIT Aerospace, GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) and International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) are looking to break with convention and place orders for smaller aircraft.
Adrian Schofield (Singapore), Leithen Francis (Singapore), Jens Flottau (Singapore)
Major airline alliance moves are shaking up the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region as carriers look for new partners to help fulfill international aspirations.
