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.
House lawmakers yesterday passed a six-month extension for FAA’s operating authority, which will sustain the agency’s programs into the next administration but is well short of the 12-month extension called for by FAA head Robert Sturgell.
The European Commission’s head air transport official says there is still much to be gained from the current round of open-skies talks with the U.S., despite the fact that EU negotiators will soon be dealing with a new U.S. administration.
FAA’s Rick Day has been appointed senior VP-operations for the agency’s Air Traffic Organization. Day was previously ATO’s VP-en route and oceanic services. In his new role, he will direct the ATO’s largest business units: en route and oceanic, system operations, technical operations and terminal. This new position was created in July and has been filled on an acting basis by Steve Zaidman, who is also VP-technical operations.
