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 major general aviation lobby group believes it will get a much more sympathetic hearing from the Democrat-controlled Congress regarding the user fee debate. "The shift in power in the House changes the picture for us on the user-fee fight...but it doesn't mean we've won the battle," Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Phil Boyer told members. "On the specific issue of aviation funding and user fees, we're well positioned with the people newly in power who will, at the very least, listen to us," said Boyer.
The Democrats' takeover on Capitol Hill should make it easier for Continental and American to push through the amendments they want to make to new pension laws, industry sources tell The DAILY.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of Atlas and Polar, predicted this week that it will achieve pre-tax profit growth in the fourth quarter, its first quarterly improvement this year. Atlas forecasts a fourth-quarter pre-tax profit of more than $60 million in the fourth quarter, up from $45 million last year. CEO William Flynn said the result is the achievement of a major goal for 2006 -- "sustainable levels of profitability."
