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.
Delta insists it should be allowed up to a dozen London Heathrow slots — more than double the current holding of Delta and Northwest combined — if the U.S. Transportation Dept. approves a transatlantic joint venture between American and British Airways.
American is adding a new nonstop flight between Chicago O’Hare and Montego Bay in Jamaica, part of a wider expansion in its Montego Bay services. The five weekly flights are scheduled to begin Jan. 31, using Boeing 757s. The airline is also set to increase its Miami-Montego Bay flights from two to three per day on Nov. 2. Dallas/Fort Worth flights to Montego Bay will increase from one weekly flight to five in November, and then to daily service in mid-December.
American and its flight attendants union are tentatively scheduled to begin formal negotiations for a new contract on Sept. 10. The two sides are expected to exchange opening proposals at that time. The union and airline held three weeks of preliminary talks in June, but these did not result in any agreements.
