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.
Boeing is still reporting new orders in the weeks leading up to the Farnborough Air Show, where the major manufacturers typically like to make important order announcements. Boeing said it booked 16 new orders in the week ending July 1 — three 777s for Air France and 13 737s for unidentified owners. This brings Boeing’s year-to-date net order total to 475, including 354 737s.
Nav Canada is planning an ambitious deployment schedule for new GPS-based air traffic control technology, bringing fuel-saving and safety benefits to major intercontinental air routes that are currently beyond radar range.
El Al is dropping its direct Miami-Tel Aviv flights and will instead serve this market via a new code-share agreement with American. The change will be effective Sept. 2. Miami passengers will take American flights to New York Kennedy or Newark airports, where they will connect with El Al flights to Tel Aviv. El Al currently offers three weekly nonstop flights between Miami and Tel Aviv.
