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.
Australian regulators have added four more airlines to the list of carriers deemed to have participated in price-fixing of cargo services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is beginning legal proceedings against Air France, KLM, Martinair and Cargolux. The allegations relate to fuel surcharges imposed between 2003 and 2006. All four carriers have “made a number of admissions and consented to the remedies sought including penalties, injunctions and costs,” the ACCC said.
The Obama Administration is already discussing contract details with its choice for FAA administrator, according to House aviation subcommittee Chair Jerry Costello (D-Ill.). The White House has made an offer to its preferred candidate — presumably former pilots’ union head Randy Babbitt — and is in negotiations with him. Babbitt has already been vetted.
Lawmakers stressed the urgency of passing an FAA reauthorization bill at a House aviation subcommittee hearing yesterday, and government watchdogs warned of the dangers of further extensions.
