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.
DHL has given official notification that it won’t be needing the ABX fleet of DC-9 aircraft effective January, although DHL will still require the services of the ABX Boeing 767s at least through June. ABX intends to cut 1,900 employee positions, including 1,000 at Wilmington, Ohio. ABX says it will still operate other cargo charter and wet-lease services, although DHL was its dominant customer.
Robert Wall (Geneva), Jens Flottau (Geneva), Adrian Schofield (Geneva)
The International Air Transport Assn. is preparing initiatives to achieve a further jump in the level of aviation safety, both in the air and on the ground. For instance, carriers will be pressured to upgrade aircraft with enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS) and phase out airliners that can’t handle the equipment.
The wider economic turmoil is transforming the global airline industry in ways that seemed improbable just a few months ago. U.S. airlines are now expected to eke out a profit next year while all other regions plunge into the red, a remarkable departure from the trend since 2000 of European and Asian carriers outperforming their U.S. counterparts.
