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.
Erroll Southers withdrew from consideration as the next head of the Transportation Security Administration due to the escalating political attacks against him, which he believed would have followed him and hurt the agency, the former TSA nominee said.
The U.S. government has delivered a diplomatic message to Japanese officials stressing it has not guaranteed approval of any transpacific joint ventures between airlines. In talking points delivered Jan. 20, the U.S. said it is “quite concerned” about press reports from Japan “indicating that the U.S. and Japan have agreed or prearranged approval of any [antitrust immunity] applications on any certain schedule. As we have consistently said from the outset of the negotiations, the U.S.
Continental yesterday announced its first quarterly net profit in about two years, citing its switch to the Star Alliance as one of the reasons for a stronger-than-expected revenue performance. The carrier managed a fourth-quarter net profit of $85 million, and a full-year 2009 net loss of $282 million. Demand picked up steadily through the fourth quarter, with year-on-year unit revenue deficits narrowing in each month.
