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.
United senior executive Henry (Hank) Krakowski has emerged as the firm favorite to be named as FAA's next chief operating officer and head of the agency's Air Traffic Organization, several industry sources tell The DAILY.
Qantas has completed an audit of all of its licensed aircraft maintenance workers, prompted by the discovery of "irregularities" in the qualifications of one of its engineers. The anomalies in the engineer's records were detected by his manager during a review, and the airline alerted law enforcement and aviation safety authorities. The audit of the rest of the engineers was intended to "ensure all current licensed aircraft maintenance workers have the correct documentation," said David Cox, head of engineering.
Boeing is strengthening its relationship with Russian titanium giant VSMPO-AVISMA Corp. through the inking of a joint-venture deal for initial machining of titanium parts for the 787 program. The Russian joint venture will be managed by 27-year Boeing veteran Gary Baker, headquartered in Verkhnaya Salda -- north of Yekaterinburg -- where VSMPO-AVISMA has its major production site. An 8,900-square-meter production facility is being built for the joint venture.
