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.
Senate Republicans are heightening their attacks on TSA administrator nominee Erroll Southers and are penning a letter to the White House expressing their opposition to his confirmation and demanding new answers about his record.
Continental surprised analysts when it reported another month-to-month demand improvement in December, as unit revenue climbed back toward year-ago levels. Consolidated unit revenue was down 3.5%-4.5% in December, versus an 8.5% drop in November. Mainline unit revenue declined 4.5%-5.5% in December, compared to 9.8% in November. JPMorgan’s Jamie Baker estimates that December’s consolidated yield dropped 7.6% year-on-year, while revenue was down 2%, an improvement from November’s 12.2% and 9.6% declines, respectively.
Washington National Airport experienced an hour-long electricity outage yesterday afternoon, which affected most airport operations and halted departures. The airport’s power went out at 12:30 p.m., apparently due to a problem with an electrical substation, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said. MWAA is still investigating the cause and is working with Dominion Virginia Power.
