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.
Continental will be the first U.S. carrier to use the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag on its 777s, having it installed in new deliveries and also as a retrofit. Boeing recently delivered to Continental the second 777-200ERs equipped with the Class 3 EFB. The first was delivered in March. The EFB will be retrofitted on three other new 777s. The Class 3 EFB is certified for all phases of operations in the air and on the ground. It is integrated into aircraft avionics, and provides digital versions charts and manuals.
Air China reported on the weekend that its net profit for the first quarter increased to RMB403 million (US$52.3 million), driven partly by strong increases in international traffic and higher fares.
The latest round of aviation talks between Chinese and U.S. government officials did not yield the open-skies breakthrough the U.S. was hoping for, although there is still hope that a new agreement can be reached before this month's Strategic Economic Dialogue in Washington.
