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.
House aviation subcommittee Chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) yesterday chided FAA head Marion Blakey for waiting too long to criticize airlines for overscheduling, and he promised congressional hearings on the issue. Describing her overscheduling comments as "better late than never," Costello said she should have made them in January "when they might have had some effect on the summer travel season." In her last official speech, Blakey warned airlines they need to address overscheduling voluntarily or Congress will do it for them (DAILY, Sept. 12).
In her last official speech as head of the FAA, Administrator Marion Blakey warned airlines that they need to address overscheduling at congested airports -- or the government may do it for them.
JAL says it will begin code sharing with China Eastern from Sept. 29 on its new Tokyo Haneda-Shanghai Hongqiao route. The two airlines on that day will both launch daily service between the two airports, and will place their codes on each other's flights. Both carriers already operate between Tokyo Narita and Shanghai Pudong airports, and code share on this route. JAL and China Eastern have been code-share partners since 2002. With the new flight, the agreement will cover 30 routes and 301 weekly flights. [email protected]
