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.
The global economic crisis is making cantankerous bedfellows of airlines and air traffic control providers. Arguments over ATC charges are growing more heated, but the two industries realize they must work together to urge reform of ATC funding restrictions that are frustrating service users and providers equally.
Sensis and Nav Canada this week announced they have been selected to provide a new automation and surveillance system that will be used in the upgrading of Australia’s air-traffic control towers. The contract, awarded by Airservices Australia, is an early success for Nav Canada and Sensis in their effort to market certain technology jointly. The combined system is called the Integrated Tower Automation Suite (INTAS).
Ryanair’s pilots have agreed to a 12-month pay freeze and productivity increases in lieu of the airline’s proposal for a 10% pay cut, which the airline said it needed to “address the current economic downturn” and consecutive quarterly losses. The productivity increases entail the pilots’ agreement to take vacations and schedule most of their training when the airline is operating the lower-demand winter schedule, a Ryanair spokesman said.
