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.
In a rare reversal of an initial rejection, Australian regulators are giving the green light to an alliance between Air New Zealand and Australia’s Virgin Blue Group on routes between the two nations. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) imposed conditions that it says are similar, but not identical, to additional commitments promised by the airlines. The carriers were expecting a ruling from New Zealand’s Transport Ministry as early as Dec. 17.
With airlines bracing for yet another slip in Boeing’s 787 delivery schedule, some of the program’s key customers are considering how much longer they can reshuffle their current fleets and what the damage will be to their long-term plans.
Australian regulators have approved an alliance between Air New Zealand and Australia’s Virgin Blue Group on routes between the two nations, in a rare reversal of an initial rejection. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) imposed conditions that it says are similar, but not identical, to additional commitments promised by the airlines. The carriers now await a ruling from New Zealand’s Ministry of Transport, which they expect as soon as Dec. 17.
