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 plans to cut its last Oakland flights — as well as at least eight other routes — as part of its planned fall capacity reductions, the carrier confirmed yesterday.
The California state legislature is working on a bill to strengthen the state’s airport land use laws. The legislation has passed the Senate, and now it goes to the Assembly’s local government committee. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association — which lobbied for the bill’s passage — says the bill would require all counties with public-use airports to have an airport land-use commission. Existing rules protecting airports from incompatible development have been weakened, AOPA says.
Continental last week reported that load factors declined in April, and unit revenue growth slowed significantly. Consolidated loads fell 2.9 points to 79.4%, with traffic dropping 0.2% and capacity up 3.4%. Mainline loads fell 3.1 points to 79.6%, and domestic mainline loads declined 1.7 points to 83.8% due to a 4.8% traffic drop and a 2.9% decrease in capacity. Passenger unit revenue, meanwhile, was up 3%-4% in April, and up 2%-3% for the mainline operation. In comparison, unit revenue increased 6.3% in March.
