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 says it has this week recorded its first serious runway incursion of the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, ending a rare three-month span with no reported serious incursions. Serious operational errors are running significantly above the agency’s target limit, but the total of 88 is still about 10% lower than at the same time last year.
Japan Airlines has expanded its code share with British Airways, adding three new routes from London Heathrow to the agreement. The flights, operated by British Airways, are from Heathrow to Lisbon, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle. The code share will begin Jan. 14. JAL and BA — both members of oneworld — first began code sharing in 2004. The latest deal means JAL now serves 31 cities in Europe on 43 routes.
Barack Obama’s pick for Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, has previously urged DOT to approve the American/British Airways joint venture proposal, raising the likelihood that LaHood would have to recuse himself in this high-profile this case.
