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.
While Air Canada is expecting to grow capacity by around 6% this year, it will do so by increasing utilization of its existing fleet rather than adding new aircraft, says CEO Calin Rovinescu. The capacity increase will come mainly through additional transpacific service — where Air Canada had previously cut back the most — with some growth on the transatlantic and domestic remaining almost flat.
The global airline industry likely will rebound to a $2.5 billion profit this year — a dramatic swing from the $2.8 billion loss projected just three months ago, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
United Airlines and Nav Canada on June 5 plan to collaborate on two transatlantic demonstration flights, employing new navigation procedures to reduce fuel burn and emissions. The flights — between Chicago and Frankfurt — will employ flexible routing, and will be able to gradually ascend without controller clearance to change levels. This will enable them to fly at more efficient altitudes as their fuel burns off. Boeing 777s will be used on both flights. June 5 is United Nations World Environment Day.
