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.
American is adding capacity back into the Boston market this spring, including a flight to San Diego that was cut in September. The announcement was made on the same day that JetBlue rolled out new Boston service. (See Jet Blue story, p. 2). American will introduce the daily San Diego flight on April 7, and on the same day it will add a fourth daily flight to Los Angeles, a ninth daily to Dallas/Fort Worth and a third to St. Louis. On May 1, a third daily to London Heathrow will be added, and a seasonal Paris flight will resume.
FAA reports no serious runway incursions for the first two-and-a-half months of this fiscal year, down from eight in the same period last year, says Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell. However, two incidents with the potential to be classed as Category A or B are still being investigated. Total incursions, meanwhile, are running at about the same level as the previous year. FAA is hoping to make an announcement by the end of the year regarding a low-cost surface surveillance system for smaller airports, Sturgell says.
Having failed to reach agreement on the major components of a new contract, American and its major ground workers’ group are asking for a federal mediator to take over future talks. American and the Transport Workers Union broke off talks Dec. 12 after 10 days of intensive negotiations aimed at reaching accord. The two parties had already agreed to jointly ask for mediation if this round failed to yield a deal by Dec. 8, but they kept going for another four days past this deadline. No timeline has yet been set for mediation.
