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.
The new Japanese low-cost carrier being established by All Nippon Airways has applied for its air operator’s certificate (AOC), and plans to announce a brand next month. The carrier, currently called A&F Aviation, is expected to begin operations from its base at Kansai International Airport in the second half of its 2011 fiscal year. It plans to begin flying to Sapporo Shin-Chitose Airport and to Fukuoka by no later than March 2012, and to Seoul in May 2012. It will operate Airbus A320 aircraft.
After years of development, the FAA has declared its new en route air traffic control system fully operational and ready to be introduced nationwide. The agency made the “in-service” decision on the en route automation modernization (ERAM) system based on its performance at the operational test sites in Seattle and Salt Lake City. ERAM, which will be the backbone ATC system at the 20 en route centers in the continental U.S., is regarded as a crucial precursor to the NextGen modernization effort.
Boeing confirms that Air Pacific has canceled its order for eight 787-9s, a decision a senior Fijian lawmaker says was due to the carrier’s own financial troubles as well as Boeing’s delayed delivery timetable. Boeing says the 787s had been scheduled for delivery in 2015, although that date had been pushed back because of program delays. The airline and manufacturer say they are “continuing to work with each other on solutions for replacing the airline’s current widebody fleet of 747 and 767 aircraft.”
