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.
Qantas believes it may be one of the other airlines that will have to pay fines as part of international price-fixing investigations that have already resulted in nearly $1 billion in combined fines for British Airways and Korean Air Lines.
The Bush Administration is seriously considering selecting former FAA Deputy Administrator Barbara Barrett to be the next FAA Administrator when Marion Blakey steps down on Sept. 13, industry sources tell The DAILY.
British Airways was yesterday hit with $547 million in combined fines from British and U.K. authorities to settle a long-running price-fixing investigation, although the total so far is lower than the airline had anticipated. Korean Air Lines was also fined by the U.S. for similar violations.
