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 last week revealed a list of 11 companies that the agency says were responsible for shipping hazardous materials in violation of U.S. regulations. The penalties proposed by FAA range from $54,000 to $91,000 per company. In almost all the incidents, the alleged offenders were not air carriers, but companies offering hazardous materials for shipment. Most were discovered by employees of express shippers UPS, FedEx and DHL; however, in one of the cases, FedEx was fined for accepting a shipment.
Southwest Airlines reported continued demand strength in July, with passenger unit revenue increasing by 17%-18%. Traffic was up 3.4% year-on-year for the month, and capacity rose 1.4%. Load factor increased by 1.7 points to 84.9%. For the year through the end of July, traffic rose 2.4%, capacity was down 2.6%, and the airline’s load factor increased 3.8 points to 78.8%.
