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.
Atlas yesterday reported a net profit of $6.2 million for the first quarter, a major achievement compared to the $3.7 million loss the cargo carrier reported for the same period last year. Driving the turnaround were the highest first-quarter revenues in the company's history. The $353.6 million revenue total was up from last year's $332.2 million. CEO William Flynn noted these were "robust results during a traditionally slow period of the year in air cargo demand, as well as a quarter with some sluggishness in key trade lanes."
The U.S. government appears to be backing away from its attempts to pin down Chinese negotiators on a firm timetable for full open skies between the two nations, but in return the U.S. wants to push the Chinese to grant many more flight frequencies.
Eurocontrol member states have reconfirmed that one minute will remain the optimum target for average en route ATC delays. At a recent meeting in Brussels, Eurocontrol's Provisional Council noted that delays have risen for three consecutive years, and that an average of one minute for flow management delays should remain the performance target through 2013. This goal is "considered to be the optimum performance and is achievable," Eurocontrol Director General Victor Aguado said.
