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.
Boeing 747-8 launch customer Cargolux yesterday added three more units of the freighter version to its order, bringing the total to 13 aircraft. The carrier also secured two options in addition to the 10 purchase rights it already holds. The program was launched in November 2005 with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines. Boeing now has 87 orders for the -8, with almost all customers ordering the freighter version. -AS
Boeing executives say they are close to exceeding 500 orders for the Boeing 787 program, and they see no sign of the order flow slowing down even as delivery dates push into the middle of next decade. The current 787 total is 490 orders from 38 customers, but orders are "likely to go over 500 in the not-too-distant future," 787 program head Mike Bair said yesterday. He estimates that Boeing has about three times that number of potential orders in options, purchase rights or active proposals.
House Transportation Ranking Member John Mica (R-Fla.) last week wrote to European Union leaders urging them to approve the U.S./European Union aviation liberalization agreement, on which the EU Council of Ministers will vote next week.
