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.
Hill lawmakers have been briefed and are supportive of the nomination of Erroll Southers as the next TSA administrator, sources report. An official announcement is likely to come when lawmakers return to work in September. Southers, who has a lengthy resume in law enforcement and airport security, emerged last week as the favorite for the TSA role.
House Judiciary Committee leaders have written to the U.S. Transportation Dept. urging it to listen to the Justice Dept. before deciding on the American/British Airways antitrust immunity application. The letter is another reminder of the DOJ’s annoyance over a recent DOT ruling on an ATI application from Star Alliance carriers and Continental. DOT did not accept all of the DOJ’s recommendations in this case, causing the House Judiciary Committee to plan a hearing on the role of DOJ in airline ATI proceedings (DAILY, Aug. 11).
