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 last week strongly criticized FAA for bringing the multi-agency Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) further under the agency’s wing – without notifying Congress first.
FAA expects its final rule covering the use of ADS-B will be published in the spring of 2010. The notice of proposed rulemaking was published in October 2007, and the comment period closed March. Meanwhile, the ADS-B ground infrastructure has been deployed at the Southern Florida key site area, and this effort “has continued to meet all the program milestones,” FAA says.
House lawmakers yesterday strongly criticized FAA for bringing the multi-agency Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) further under the agency’s wing — without notifying Congress first.
