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.
The European Commission is attempting to revitalize crucial but slow-moving efforts to redraw Europe’s airspace borders. A new Single European Sky legislative package—slated to be introduced this month—will reveal how aggressive the Commission is prepared to be in goading states into action.
Clarification: The European Commission is expected to release its latest Single European Sky legislative package in June. However, it still must be sent to the European Parliament and Council of Ministers for approval. This process is expected to extend into the fall. A story in the May 29 Daily misstated the proposal’s expected release time.
Rising fuel costs have prompted Air New Zealand to take 747-400s off one of its main international routes and downgrade its profit estimate. Air NZ will replace 747s with more fuel-efficient--and smaller--777-200s on its Auckland-Los Angeles-London flights from late September. The downgauging will trim about 6 percent from current international capacity, an airline spokesman told The DAILY.
