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.
Mesa Air Group saw traffic and capacity drop by about 3% in September, although the company has kept its load factor headed in the right direction. Traffic declined 2.9%, but the capacity cut was slightly greater at 3.4%, causing loads to rise by 0.4 points to 72.2%. Group CEO Jonathan Ornstein noted the reduction in traffic and capacity was mainly due to the cessation of Dash 8 flying for Delta Connection and "a number of schedule adjustments" at United. Despite these drops, Ornstein said operating performance "remained strong" in September.
IATA applauds a new deal that sees Korea's Incheon Airport lowering its landing charges, but the group is still concerned about passenger taxes in Korea.
