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 is introducing a $50 fee for a second checked bag on international flights to or from India, and for most transatlantic flights. The new fee will apply to tickets booked from Sept. 14 onwards. Full-fare, business and first classes, as well as active military personnel will be excluded from the fee, as will some categories of frequent flyers. The fee change applies to flights to Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, but not to Moscow flights.
American is further boosting its schedule on Latin American routes from Miami and Fort Lauderdale, giving the airline its largest ever footprint at Miami. From Miami, the carrier is adding a third daily flight to Lima, Peru, and a fourth daily to San Jose, Costa Rica. The San Juan, Puerto Rico schedule will be increased with an additional twice-weekly flight. From Fort Lauderdale, a second daily to Port-au-Prince will be added. All these flights will begin Feb. 11.
FAA plans to complete an important upgrade for its main weather data processing system by Sept. 18, giving controllers an improved weather display. The weather radar processing (WARP) system is used at 21 en route centers, as well as at FAA’s command center. The upgrade has already been completed at the Oakland and Los Angeles centers and the command center.
