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.
FAA and NTSB are both investigating an apparently serious runway incursion at Lehigh Valley airport in Allentown, Pa., on Sept. 19, which saw a Mesa CRJ700 miss a Cessna R172K aircraft by as little as 10 feet, according to crew reports.
An American Boeing 757 blew at least one tire and overran the runway while making an emergency landing at Chicago O’Hare Airport yesterday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Flight 268 was en route from Seattle to New York Kennedy when it was diverted to O’Hare.
FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell says he will be pushing for at least a 12-month extension to FAA’s operating authorities, after a short-term extension expires soon. In a message to employees, Sturgell notes that several authorizations and extensions are due for renewal, including expenditure and contract authority and various pilot programs.
