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 slide in international premium traffic became even steeper in November, with an 11.5% year-on-year decline, according to IATA. The November dip was greater than the 6.9% fall in October, and for the 11 months through the end of November, premium traffic was down 1.9% -- with the strong start to 2008 helping offset the recent decline. Economy traffic fared a little better, down 6% year-on-year in November following a 1.8% decline in October.
Thales has won a contract to significantly upgrade ATC capability at Namibia’s major airport, Hosea Kutako near Windhoek. Thales will supply a Eurocat control system, and co-mounted primary and Mode S secondary radars. It will also oversee integration with a wide area multilateration system. The contract was awarded by Namibia’s Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication.
Following up on an executive order signed two months ago, the U.S. Transportation Dept. last week named Karlin Toner as the chief multi-agency liaison for the NextGen air traffic control modernization effort. DOT says Toner will be the senior staff adviser to the transportation secretary regarding NextGen, and she will also be the senior liaison between the DOT and the different agencies involved in the Joint Planning and Development Office.
