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.
The Next Generation Air Transportation Systems Institute, which has had difficulty keeping an executive director in place, is now seeking another candidate after the resignation last month of Stephen T. Fisher.
When it comes to airline capacity, not all world regions are equal. But while there is often enormous disparity between population and capacity share, there is a much closer correlation between GDP and capacity. Combined in different ways, these indicators can all give important clues about untapped demand. There are many factors that contribute to airline capacity within each region. Among these are population, geography, economics, infrastructure and political stability.
FAA has finally revealed its preferred alternative for the sweeping New York airspace redesign, with the agency opting to increase the terminal area through the addition of en route airspace. This integrated airspace proposal would dramatically improve ATC efficiency in the region, FAA said. The airspace would be less complicated, and controllers would have more flexibility in routing traffic. FAA also believes it would virtually eliminate ATC flow delays. The agency has promised a final decision by late summer.
