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.
Oneworld member airlines will be moving into Beijing’s new terminal in two phases, with the first phase occurring Friday. British Airways and Qantas will move on Feb. 29 and will be among the first six carriers to use the new facility. The other oneworld airlines serving Beijing will transfer to Terminal 3 on March 26. These carriers include Cathay, Dragonair, Finnair and Japan Airlines.
American will shift its last Gatwick long-haul flights to London Heathrow Airport in April, the carrier says. Previously, American planned to move one of its two DFW-Gatwick frequencies and its sole Raleigh/Durham-Gatwick flight to Heathrow in March, leaving one DFW flight at Gatwick. However, the carrier has now bought enough slots to shift the other DFW flight to Heathrow from April 13.
Airbus analysts believe network carriers will still account for most of the new aircraft orders in the U.S. over the next 10 years, although low-cost carriers will see much more rapid growth. Airbus sees the U.S. LCC sector growing at an average of about 6% a year for the next 10 years, compared to domestic growth of just 0.2% for network carriers. However, 60% of the demand for new aircraft in the U.S. will be from network carriers, which are faced with replacing a significant portion of their fleets.
