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.
TAM last week received permission from Brazilian authorities to operate four more weekly flights to Frankfurt, Germany, which will give the carrier daily service on this route. The airline is working to introduce the extra Frankfurt flights by the end of the year. TAM signed a memorandum of understanding with Lufthansa three months ago to begin codesharing on domestic and international flights.
American is attempting to file for damages against Google due to complaints that the airline's name and logo are being sold to others to use in Internet advertising.
Following a remarkably productive brainstorming session, FAA and industry leaders are vowing to tackle a wide range of action items within the next 60 days in an effort to reduce the risk of runway incursions and wrong-runway takeoffs.
