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.
Air New Zealand says it will replace service by low-cost subsidiary Freedom Air with mainline service on its important trans-Tasman routes next year, and the carrier also plans cabin improvements for its short-haul fleet.
FAA and contractor Harris Corp. say they are on schedule to finish switching FAA's major telecommunications hubs to a new network by December. The agency recently marked the transition of the 100th network hub site, out of a total of 160. Nearly 90% of the 4,000 sites -- including the hubs -- and 20,000 services have been switched over, Harris said. The new network is being established under the FAA telecommunications infrastructure (FTI) contract.
