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.
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh insists that despite the airline's recent order of four Boeing 777-200ERs, a larger long-haul modernization competition is still wide open. Boeing and Airbus "should not read anything into" the recent 777 order, Walsh told The DAILY. BA was looking for aircraft to expand its fleet in the near term and decided that the only options were the 777 and the Airbus A330. Airbus made "a very attractive offer" on the A330 but was "just shaded" by the Boeing proposal.
The Middle East may be just ahead of Africa as the second-smallest region in the world in terms of available seat miles, but that's set to change by 2010 when that corner of the globe surpasses Latin America and garners a 7% share, up from its current 4.5%.
Emirates says the Boeing 777 and 747-400 freighters it has on order will enable the carrier to meet ambitious expansion goals through 2010 -- extra service to Asia and Europe and flights to new regions, such as South America.
