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 estimates it would spend $3.5 billion less on fuel in 2009 than this year based on the current oil price and forward curve. Meanwhile, the airline believes its fourth-quarter mainline domestic capacity reduction will be “modestly above” the 11%-12% it predicted earlier. For 2009, domestic mainline capacity is now expected to be down about 6%, a slight downgrade from previous estimates.
The U.S. saw the third-highest flight delay total ever recorded on Sunday as Thanksgiving traffic combined with bad weather, although the rest of the holiday period was far smoother for air travel.
General aviation aircraft contribute less than 1% of all transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., with piston-powered aircraft generating just 0.13% of emissions, the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association says in a submission to the Environmental Protection Association. Because of this relatively small emissions amount, EPA should “carefully consider” whether any additional pollution controls are warranted, and should particularly weigh cost and safety implications.
