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.
Frances Fiorino (Washington), James R. Asker (Washington), Adrian Schofield (Washington), Graham Warwick (Washington), Ed Hazelwood (Washington)
David McMillan took over the reins of Eurocontrol on the first day of 2008—the year he believes will be “most pivotal” for the organization as it works to implement the Single European Sky (SES) initiative. The forthright McMillan met with Aviation Week & Space Technology editors in Washington to discuss major challenges ahead for Eurocontrol—including alignment with U.S. NextGen efforts, aviation’s impact on the environment and capacity constraints. Managing Editor James R.
Continental’s latest capacity cut means three of the six legacy carriers plan remarkably similar reductions in the fourth quarter, and the question now becomes how long the other majors will wait before following suit. American, United and now Continental have all announced reductions of 11%-12% in mainline domestic capacity for the fourth quarter. Northwest, Delta and US Airways are so far sticking with the smaller capacity reductions rolled out earlier this year.
Amid warnings of an “extraordinary crisis” and prodded by a new projection of a $2.3 billion loss this year for the world’s airlines, the International Air Transport Association is convening a summit this fall of government officials aimed at removing barriers to air liberalization.
