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.
Southwest plans no further capacity additions for the remainder of this year — even as competition dissolves further in its markets — and the carrier warns it may not grow at all next year.
Cargo giant UPS saw profits decline to $873 million in the second quarter, and the carrier expects its financial performance to improve in the second half of the year. The second-quarter profit was down nearly 21% from the same period last year. Revenues were up in all segments despite the sluggish U.S. economy, but fuel cost rises essentially wiped out these gains. While admitting that economists don’t see an economic recovery until 2009, UPS thinks the second half of 2008 “will generate modestly better results than the first half.”
