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.
Airbus says its reduced transition training system will allow A320 family pilots to qualify to fly the A380 in just 13 working days. Reduced transition training — known as Cross Crew Qualification — has now been approved by EASA and FAA for pilots of all Airbus families. The latest approval, for transition from A320 to the A380, was completed Feb. 7. The transition from A330/A340 families to the A380 will take 12 working days.
The major aircraft manufacturers secured some significant orders at the Singapore Air Show this week, with Airbus adding to its A380 backlog and Boeing signing large deals with two Indonesian airlines.
Strong growth in both the civil simulation and civil training and services segments helped CAE boost net profit for the December quarter by 33% to C$39.5 million (US$39.2 million).
