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 saw a dramatic double-digit traffic drops in November, and although capacity was also down, load factor fell by more than four points across the board. Mainline traffic declined 14.5% year-on-year, with capacity down 9.5% and load factor falling 4.6 points to 76.6%. Domestic traffic was down 19.3%, on a capacity cut of 9.3%. Loads fell 4.1 points to 77.7%.
The Air Transport Association has been talking to the Obama transition team in an effort of getting aviation infrastructure addressed as part of any economic stimulus package introduced early next year.
The Air Transport Association has been talking to the Obama transition team in an effort of getting aviation infrastructure addressed as part of any economic stimulus package introduced early next year.
