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.
FAA yesterday said it will not include controllers’ names on official reports of operational errors, which it described as reducing the emphasis on blame in reporting errors. This represents a further step in the transition to a non-punitive reporting system, the agency said. Controller identities for operational errors will be known at the facility where the errors occur, and necessary training and disciplinary action will still be taken. The error will also still go on controller records.
Sensis Corp. has signed up Atlanta Airport as the latest customer for its Aerobahn surface management system. The City of Atlanta’s Dept. of Aviation (DOA) has contracted Sensis to provide Aerobahn for airlines and other stakeholders, allowing better collaborative decision-making. Aerobahn combines airline schedule information with the location and identification of aircraft and ground vehicles. Through the DOA, each airline and FAA will have access to the Web-based Aerobahn service, and can customize it with their own operational data.
Korean Air is expanding capacity on its routes from Seoul to Toronto and Vancouver, as a result of a new Canada-Korea open skies agreement. The airline had already told The DAILY that increasing the frequency of both routes daily was a high priority (DAILY, June 9). Under the latest announcement, the four weekly Boeing 777 flights to Toronto will be boosted to daily service, beginning Aug. 14. On the Vancouver route, Korean will replace a 777 with a 747, adding more than 200 seats a week.
