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.
American’s domestic traffic declined faster than capacity in December, although its systemwide load factor improved. Mainline traffic dropped 1.6% on a 3.3% capacity cut, increasing load factor by 1.4 points to 80.6%. Domestic mainline traffic fell 2.1%, compared with a 1.8% capacity decline. Load factor dropped by 0.2 points to 80.7%. International traffic was down 0.7% on a 5.6% capacity cut, and load factor was up 3.9 points to 80.4%.
President Obama on Jan. 7 pledged to improve screening capabilities, and also announced new security intelligence directives. Obama wants the Homeland Security Dept. to strengthen international partnerships to enhance screening, make greater use of explosives detection technologies and work with the Dept. of Energy and national labs to develop and deploy next generation screening technologies.
Seven Republican Senators signed a letter to the White House stressing their “serious reservations” about TSA administrator nominee Erroll Southers, and demanding more answers about his record.
