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 U.K.'s National Air Traffic Services has launched a recruitment campaign to help reach its employment goals for the next two years. NATS said it has "challenging [controller] recruitment targets" in 2007 and 2008, so it has contracted a new advertising agency and unveiled an advertising push. Ads have appeared in national newspapers and popular employment web sites. Controller applicants must be at least 18 years old and meet certain education requirements. -AS
British Airways ended one of its most unusual but highest-profile labor debates last week when it decided to change uniform policies to allow staff to wear "symbols of faith."
Boeing last week unveiled its display mock-up of the interior of the 747-8 passenger version, to give potential customers an idea of what the aircraft could look like. The two-story display includes interior features from both the 787 and 777 programs, Boeing said. Interior "upswept" architecture and new lighting technology are borrowed from 787 designs, while windows are the same size as those used on the 777 - larger than those on the current 747-400.
