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 on Friday was optimistic it could ramp up its flight schedule at Heathrow Airport as freezing fog dissipated; the airline planned to put widebody jets on many of its short-haul routes over the weekend to help clear the backlog of stranded passengers.
Boeing looks as if it will fall just short of breaking its annual record order this year, but barring a last-minute miracle, the manufacturer is set to easily outstrip Airbus annual orders. Boeing recorded another 38 new orders in the week ending Dec. 20, giving it a net order total of 904. Through the end of November, Airbus logged 635 orders. Last year, Boeing achieved 1,002 net orders, easily beating its previous record of 877 combined orders for Boeing and McDonnell Douglas in 1988.
The forces of nature are expected to continue to wreak havoc at major airports on both sides of the Atlantic today, with fog the culprit at London Heathrow and snow causing headaches at Denver.
