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.
Congestion pricing in some form would be the most productive solution to the rampant overscheduling and delays that characterize congested airports today, according to a new study from The Reason Foundation. "Until [congestion pricing] is implemented, near-term congestion will only get worse because the airlines want to be on the ground with the most flights in their base schedules when FAA moves to impose a 'voluntary' schedule reduction on the incumbents," writes study author David Plavin.
The International Air Transport Association yesterday released survey findings that the vast majority of business travelers prefer e-tickets, and slightly more than half want more self-service options. IATA's annual Corporate Air Travel Survey reveals that 89% of those surveyed prefer e-tickets. Overall, 54% said they wanted more self-service, with travelers from the Africa and the Middle East recording the highest self-service approval with 64%, followed by 57% in the Americas, 53% in Europe and 51% in Asia/ Pacific. The survey covered 10,000 travelers.
US Airways yesterday became the latest U.S. carrier to unveil London Heathrow service for next summer; the announcement was a sur- prise since US Airways was not expected to be able to find Heathrow slots by then.
