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.
Pilot records on stolen government laptop computers have not been misused by thieves, the U.S. Transportation Dept.'s Office of Inspector General believes.
In what would be one of the largest takeovers in Australian history, a consortium led by Texas Pacific has held talks with Qantas with an eye to buying the carrier. Qantas confirmed it "received an approach" from the Texas Pacific Group and Australia's Macquarie Bank, but the approach is "confidential and incomplete and is being investigated by Qantas." The carrier noted it has held discussions over the years with "a range of individuals and companies."
BAA's plans to boost traffic at London Stansted Airport were dealt a blow yesterday when local council staff recommended rejecting BAA's request to lift traffic limits. Staff from Uttlesford District Council described BAA's application to loosen restrictions on Stansted as "unacceptable." BAA wants to remove a 25 million passengers-per-year cap, and increase the limit on annual aircraft operations from 241,000 to 264,000. The council's Development Control Committee will decide on the application on Nov. 29.
