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.
Airbus announced 49 new orders and commitments for its A350 program during the third day of the Paris Air Show yesterday, meaning the company this week has alone achieved well over half of its sales goal for the year. Yesterday's A350 deals added to the 94 orders and commitments for the aircraft that Airbus revealed on Monday -- not including existing orders that had to be reconfirmed after the A350 program's relaunch. Airbus Chief Commercial Officer John Leahy earlier this year predicted that his team would win at least 200 new A350 orders in 2007.
The Air France/KLM Group yesterday revealed it has ordered nine Boeing 777-300ERs and seven 737-700s, and the carriers highlighted that this is the first time they have ordered aircraft at group level.
Airbus' top salesman yesterday predicted the manufacturer will achieve at least 600 orders this year, as Airbus announced a slew of A330 orders on the second day of the Paris Air Show.
