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.
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a Transportation Dept. finding that a Pennsylvania township cannot impose landing fees on airlines using Philadelphia Airport. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said it will deny a petition for review filed by the Township of Tinicum against the DOT ruling. The DOT had issued a declaratory order invalidating the landing fee, supporting the arguments of the Air Transport Association and the Air Carrier Association of America.
IATA today is scheduled to update its airline financial forecast for 2009, and is also expected to provide its first estimate for profits and losses in 2010. At its last update in June, IATA predicted a $9 billion loss for the global industry in 2009, but after a dire first half, this forecast loss is likely to increase.
– The White House drew praise from general aviation groups for moving to fill the top post at the Transportation Security Administration. The Obama Administration last week confirmed widely anticipated plans to nominate Erroll Southers as assistant secretary for the TSA.
