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 is preparing to evaluate low-cost runway safety systems that will eventually be used at smaller U.S. airports, and is also continuing the rollout of a more complex system at major airports.
The airline industry is in precipitous decline—across all regions and categories, from the low-cost carriers to the legacy giants. Even the success stories are doing little more than treading water. This is the stark picture that emerges from Aviation Week’s 2009 Top-Performing Companies study.
The few low-cost carriers that are thriving during this recession have one very useful trait in common—domination of niche markets. Those without this advantage are seeing their prospects tumble just as much as their legacy rivals.
