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.
Virgin Blue predicts it will plunge into the red for the fiscal year ending June 30, blaming the reversal on fuel prices and the effect of natural disasters. The full-year pre-tax loss is estimated to be AU$30-$80 million ($30.3-80.7 million), compared with an AU$21.3 million after-tax profit in the previous fiscal year. The carrier recorded an AU$23.8 million after-tax profit in the first half of the current fiscal year, although at the time it warned that it faced a “challenging” outlook for the second half.
Christchurch International Airport says it does not blame airlines for cutting back their schedules into the city despite efforts to keep tourists coming to the earthquake-damaged area.
European airlines and air traffic control agencies are bracing for what could be a grim summer of flight delays, just one more headache for an industry still recovering from an unprecedented series of ATC crises in 2010.
