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 reducing its first-quarter and full-year capacity guidance slightly, apparently fulfilling its recent vow to make further cuts if the economic picture darkened. The carrier now predicts mainline capacity will be up 0.2% in 2008, with domestic down 1.1% and international up 2.5%. During its first-quarter earnings call in January, American predicted full-year capacity growth of 1%, with domestic down 0.4% and international up 3.3%.
Embraer has seen a lot of action for its 190 program this week, with 10 orders from Jetscape and the revelation that Virgin Blue was the anonymous customer for another four.
