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.
Boeing yesterday added 29 new orders to its backlog -- with all but one of these for unidentified customers -- and Airbus also continued its strong fourth quarter with a major order from Brazilian carrier TAM.
Cargo carrier ASTAR on Wednesday night won a court injunction to prevent its pilots from striking, after the carrier heard a rumor that pilots may be contemplating such a move to protest pilot firings. The U.S. District Court in Dayton, Ohio, approved ASTAR's request for a temporary restraining order to be imposed on its pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association. The judge agreed that a strike would damage the financial condition of ASTAR and its customers.
World Air Holdings this week extended the leases on eight aircraft to keep MD-11 and Boeing 757 aircraft in its fleet longer. The company's subsidiary World Airways added five years to the leases of three MD-11 passenger aircraft and three MD-11 freighters. The aircraft are leased from International Lease Finance Corp., and the terms were to expire in 2008 and 2009.
