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.
American yesterday reported a first-quarter profit for the first time in seven years, with lower fuel costs helping offset the $60 million revenue hit the airline took from a bad run of winter storms.
Adrian Schofield Latin America has seen healthy capacity growth in recent years, although this overall growth pattern has been erratic in South America due in large part to the financial travails of its carriers. Throughout the wider region, economic improvement will likely be necessary for long-term expansion. The three Latin American regions together account for 8.5% of the world's population and South America is home to 5.8% of the global population, Central America for 2.3%, while the Caribbean has only 0.5%.
Boeing yesterday selected Delta's TechOps division to provide parts and maintenance support for the KC-767 Advanced Tanker, which could mean a lot of extra third-party MRO work for Delta if Boeing wins a major Air Force tanker competition.
