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 Qantas board yesterday was reportedly considering a sweetened takeover offer by an international consortium, just a day after the board re- jected an A$11 billion (US$8.6 billion) bid by the group. Major local newspapers said the board was on the verge of agreeing to a purchase price of A$5.60 a share, compared with the initial offer of A$5.50 a share. Intense speculation has surrounded the airline's future since it confirmed an approach by a consortium that includes Australia's Macquarie Bank and U.S.-based Texas Pacific Group (DAILY, Nov. 27).
Indonesian civil aviation officials last week launched a trial of an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system, and will consider introducing the system nationwide to improve coverage of its airspace.
Senior FAA official James Washington was recently elected to the board of the Air Traffic Control Association as the currently only FAA representative on the ATCA board. Washington is the VP-acquisition and business services for FAA's Air Traffic Organization, and will serve a one-year term on the ATCA board as a director-at-large. Washington fills a vacancy created when Harris Corp.'s Peter Challan was elected as ATCA's next chairman.
