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 subsidiary AMR Leasing Corp. signed a sale-leaseback deal covering 39 ATR 72 aircraft operated by Eagle. Nordic Aviation Capital and Kirk Kapital are the other companies involved in the deal. Eagle will still operate the ATRs under a sub-lease arrangement.
Sun Country has found a lifeline to continue operations after a bankruptcy judge allowed it a credit line from a Petters Aviation subsidiary despite the ongoing legal troubles of the airline’s primary shareholder, Tom Petters.
Substantial traffic and capacity drops on British Airways’ transatlantic routes are a reflection of increasingly tough operating conditions, and the worst is probably yet to come in this and other markets, says the head of the airline’s Americas division.
