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.
IATA is slamming European states for proposing to increase overflight charges in 2010. According to IATA, 19 of 34 Eurocontrol member states plan to hike the charges, raising average unit rates by 2.7%. The proposed increases were made in advance of the Nov. 25 meeting of the Eurocontrol Committee for Route Charges. The total cost of overflights will actually decrease 3.8% in 2010 — despite the 2.7% increase in the unit rate, traffic is projected to be down 6.3%.
The Senate is proposing another three-month extension to FAA’s operating authority, the clearest signal yet that a full reauthorization bill is not expected to be passed this year.
A coalition of nearly 20 aviation groups has written to House lawmakers urging them to include air traffic control modernization in any new job creation bill.
