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 FAA’s system command center, which coordinates national traffic at a strategic level, has completed its transition to a new purpose-built facility in Warrenton, Va. Construction of the 64,000-sq.-ft. building started in late 2008. It is being built beside the existing Potomac terminal radar approach control (Tracon) facility, which opened at the Warrenton site in 2002. The cost of the project was initially estimated at $46 million, including a $22 million contract for Corinthian Construction Co. The FAA is still calculating the actual cost.
Hamilton Sundstrand has authorized Air New Zealand Technical Operations as a repair facility for the APS 3200 series auxiliary power units, opening a significant potential market in narrowbody fleets.
