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 lawmakers who are expected to take over House transportation leadership roles could make it much tougher for the Bush Administration to push through aviation initiatives, such as FAA funding reform and liberalizing foreign ownership rules.
Harris Corp. says it is still on track to meet its December 2007 target for completing FAA's massive telecommunications upgrade, even though FAA has taken a cautious approach and set a new deadline of December 2008 to provide a buffer in case of overruns.
