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.
JetBlue Airways aims to add another two or three interline partners this year, most likely including Japan Airlines and another Asian carrier, says CEO David Barger. JAL earlier revealed that it wants to interline with JetBlue through Boston, and discussions are progressing well, Barger tells Aviation Week on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting in Singapore. The Japanese carrier says it is looking to connect to JetBlue’s domestic network when it launches Boeing 787 service to Boston in April 2012.
Australia’s Strategic Airlines has confirmed in a U.S. Transportation Department filing that its proposed U.S. route will be from Brisbane to Honolulu. When the carrier asked Australian regulators in April for permission to operate a U.S. route, it was not specific about the city-pair; however, there were strong signals it was considering Hawaii from Melbourne or Brisbane (Aviation Daily, April 22). Strategic plans to serve the Honolulu route with Airbus A330-200s.
Qantas was forced to divert its Dallas-Brisbane flight to Noumea on May 30 for an unscheduled refueling stop, raising questions about the world’s longest Boeing 747-400 route. The flight encountered stronger-than-forecast headwinds during its trip, Qantas says in a statement. It diverted to pick up extra fuel “to ensure that it had adequate reserves on landing.” The 747-400 arrived in Brisbane two hours late.
