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.
FAA intends to lift the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 60 to 65, although the rule will not be finished until next year, agency Administrator Marion Blakey said yesterday.
Traffic increased 5.8% in the airspace of the Benelux nations and Northwest Germany last year, with the soccer World Cup contributing to the growth, Eurocontrol said yesterday. There were nearly 1.5 million flights in this airspace, which is controlled by the Eurocontrol Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC). The total was 80,000 higher than in 2005.
IATA yesterday revealed that international traffic growth slowed to 5.9% in 2006 -- compared to 7.6% a year earlier -- although airline financial performance was much healthier.
