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.
JAL has already tweaked the fleet and route plan it released in late January, with short-term reductions on four routes and an increase for one. The carrier will reduce flights from Tokyo to Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Hong Kong. On each route, the carrier will be cutting between three and five weekly flights. The reductions will begin at the end of March or early April, and will extend to either the end of May or June. JAL said this reflects periods when “passenger demand is expected to be weak in view of the unremitting global crisis.”
FAA is working with TSA to re-establish a program where controllers fly in the cockpit on commercial flights for familiarization purposes. FAA Chief Operating Officer Hank Krakowski says the agencies are finalizing a process for security credentials, and an announcement could come this month.
