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 Chief Operating Officer Hank Krakowski says the agency has paid the price for major industry shifts in recent years, highlighting the need for a much more flexible ATC network that can adapt to industry changes more readily.
Honeywell is moving closer to receiving the first FAA certification of a satellite-based landing system that will be used to replace traditional instrument landing systems (ILS) at airports in the U.S. and around the world.
Raytheon has been awarded a $9.5 million contract to network and distribute data within FAA’s terminal air traffic control operation. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Transportation Dept.’s Volpe Center. The system — known as the terminal data distribution system (TDDS) — is part of FAA’s system wide information management (SWIM) program. The Raytheon system will automate terminal flight information, and facilitate the exchange of data between multiple systems.
