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.
Era Corp. — a major player in the automatic dependent-surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) industry — is continuing to add big names from the ATC community to its board and management.
JetBlue yesterday cut its capacity guidance for this year, and announced it will sell more A320s than it orignally planned. The carrier said it will grow capacity by 5%-8% this year, down from earlier guidance of 6%-9% growth. JetBlue will plans to sell six A320s, four more than previously announced. Three will be sold in the second quarter, one in the third quarter, and two in the fourth quarter.
American is adding another Mexico route to its network, launching a daily nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth and Tampico. The flights will be operated by American Eagle, using 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140s, and begins April 7. The new route means American will serve 15 cities in Mexico from DFW, including eight operated by Eagle. DFW notes this will be its 40th international destination and the seventh added during the past 12 months.
