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.
Midwest Air Group saw September traffic rise by 20%, with capacity up 23.2%. Load factor dropped 1.8 points to 69.3%. Yield dropped 0.6% for the month, and unit revenue fell 3.1%. Fuel cost fell 5.4%. Year-to-date, traffic was up 17% on a capacity hike of 13.8%. Load factor rose 1.8 points to 78.8%, yield was down 2.8%, and unit revenue fell 0.3%. [email protected]
Airbus yesterday inked a 50-aircraft order for its A320, just one day after confirming a separate firm order for another 30 A320s. Eastern European low-cost Wizz Air was responsible for the 50-aircraft order, with the earlier order coming from Asia/Pacific carrier Tiger Airways. The healthy order numbers for October follow a strong September for the A320 program, with 110 orders.
Boeing says a six- to seven-month delay of its first 787 delivery will mean 30-35 aircraft deliveries will be moved from 2008 to 2009, although the airframer says it will come close to catching up with its original schedule by the end of 2009.
