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.
Embraer last week said it set a new company record with 169 deliveries in 2007, and it expects to beat this total in 2008 with 195-200 deliveries, not including Phenom jets. The fourth quarter was particularly strong for Embraer, with the 61 deliveries of all types representing a 65% improvement. Revenues for the quarter increased 77% to $1.9 billion. Operating profit doubled, and net profit increased to $200.9 million, compared with $124.4 million in the same quarter in 2006.
The Air Transport Association is seizing on a recent government report to highlight its calls for business jet operators to pay more of the cost of the U.S. ATC system.
Qantas last week announced expansion on its main transpacific routes to the U.S., with one of the changes giving Brisbane daily service to Los Angeles. Two new weekly flights on the Brisbane route will be added March 27 and April 1, and an additional weekly Sydney-LAX flight on March 30. Qantas is also introducing another Honolulu-Sydney flight per week.
