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 long-standing contract dispute between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) appears to have finally been resolved, with an arbitrator settling the last remaining disputed items.
Nav Canada says it handled 8.1% less air traffic in June than in the same period last year. For the fiscal year through the end of June, traffic was down 5.9%, or 5.6% when accounting for leap year differences. Nav Canada’s fiscal year runs through Aug. 31.
Sensis Corp. says its surface surveillance system, known as ASDE-X, is now operational at two major international gateways, Los Angeles and New York Kennedy airports. These two systems bring the operational ASDE-X total to 17, out of the 35 airports that are currently on FAA’s deployment schedule. ASDE-X combines surface movement radar, multilateration and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast to provide accurate position information. It also includes conflict alert functions.
