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 U.S. House and Senate Thursday passed another short-term extension of FAA’s operating authority, pushing consideration of a longer-term reauthorization bill into a lame-duck session of Congress, at the earliest.
JetBlue Airways and ViaSat Inc. plan to launch a new high-speed broadband telecommunications service on JetBlue’s fleet and market the service to other carriers, as well.
Virgin Blue has finally had some success on the regulatory front, with Australia’s competition watchdog giving the carrier interim authorization to market tickets for a joint venture with Etihad Airways. The interim approval only applies until a formal decision is issued. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the authorization “will allow the applicants to commence preparations for the alliance and to promote it to travelers ahead of the ACCC’s final decision.”
