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.
American is cutting its flight between New York JFK and London’s Stansted airport, just seven months after it began. The airline says the cut is part of its previously announced capacity reduction targets (DAILY, May 22). However, its decision was undoubtedly helped by the fact that Maxjet and Eos are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and no longer operating New York-Stansted flights. American already offers several daily flights to London Heathrow.
The European Commission plans to release a new Single Sky legislative package sometime this fall, despite earlier signals that it would be coming out in June. The EC is expected to propose ways to speed the consolidation of European airspace into functional airspace blocks (FABs). Airlines have criticized states for moving too slowly to form the FABs.
American claims its pilots’ contract proposal would add about $3 billion a year in recurring costs, not including signing bonuses. In addition, the airline would have to chip in an extra $1 billion to keep pension plan funding above 80%. American is officially rejecting the Allied Pilots Association proposal. Talks continue under the National Mediation Board’s aegis.
