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.
IATA yesterday echoed major airlines in criticizing the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority for allowing large increases in passenger charge caps at London airports (DAILY, March 12). IATA Director General Giovanni Bisignani, a regular opponent of airport and ATC fee increases, described airport operator BAA as an “out-of-control monopoly” and CAA as a “weak” and “phantom” regulator. He called for the various reviews of BAA that are under way to recommend “an ambitious agenda for change.”
WestJet plans to launch a new nonstop route between Calgary and Newark, N.J., which the carrier says will be the first time a Canadian airline has linked these airports. The seasonal daily flights will begin June 2.
Nav Canada says it will expand its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program to cover its East Coast transatlantic approaches, and has awarded a contract extension to Sensis Corp. to provide the required systems. ADS-B ground-based transceivers will be deployed along the Labrador and Baffin Island coasts of Canada, which Nav Canada says will provide “enhanced surveillance of transatlantic air traffic.” Nav Canada handles by far the majority of westbound transatlantic flights.
