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.
China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) has selected Sensis Corp. for an important satellite navigation pilot project at two Chinese airports, which could be a precursor to nationwide deployment of an automatic dependent surveillance -- broadcast (ADS-B) system.
Boeing's Commercial Airplanes head Scott Carson last week weighed into the debate over demand management at U.S. airports, warning that any such moves would be counterproductive in the long term. Proposals to introduce congestion pricing and to cap hourly operations are effectively an admission that industry and government "have failed," Carson said in an Oct. 26 speech to the Aero Club of Washington. Measures like these are "inefficient, costly and detrimental" to the wider economy, he said.
Airline industry groups have gathered a diverse array of support for their fight against FAA's proposal to reduce hourly operations at New York Kennedy Airport. The newly formed coalition includes local groups, such as the port authority, the Partnership for NYC, Business Council for New York State, Association of Minority Enterprises of New York, League of American Theaters and Producers, Hotel Association of New York, and the New York State Restaurant Association.
