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.
Airline industry groups are reporting further strong gains in demand on international routes, with continuing growth dispelling fears that the recovery has run out of steam. Both the International Air Transport Association and the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines believe that demand is returning to a steady growth curve. The two groups posted another month of solid passenger and freight traffic increases in October, with load factors also rising.
Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Robert Wall (London), Adrian Schofield (Auckland)
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) this week will issue a preliminary report that is likely to confirm investigators’ suspicions that oil pipe leaks led to the uncontained failure of a Trent 900 engine during a Qantas Airbus A380 flight Nov. 4. Meanwhile, the carrier plans to resume limited operations of some A380s, although the investigation will remain open.
