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 skies were relatively friendly for air travelers over the Thanksgiving holiday, although traffic volume and weather did cause a few bottlenecks on the peak days at either end. FAA reported 1,051 delays on Sunday, mostly volume-related. This was a lot better than the more than 4,000 delays reported on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
Passenger traffic on international routes was up 0.5% in October, as demand continues its gradual improvement. The October increase was only slightly more than the 0.3% gain in September, according to the International Air Transport Association. However, the trend is going in the right direction after declining 1.1% in August, 2.9% in July and 7.2% in June. Cargo traffic was only down 0.5% in October – a dramatic improvement from the steeper declines seen in previous months.
A leading U.S. airport group is asking House lawmakers to include funding for airport projects as they consider legislative efforts to boost job growth.
