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.
Rannoch Corp. has won a contract worth nearly $900,000 to continue engineering support on a satellite landing system FAA is developing. The three-year contract covers support work at FAA's technical center near Atlantic City, N.J., for the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS). Rannoch's involvement in the LAAS program goes back about 10 years, and this is the fourth time its support contract has been extended.
TSA yesterday issued an interim final rule (IFR) proposing the extension of compliance dates for some air cargo security requirements, from three to six months.
Boeing yesterday revealed it may have to spend more than expected on research and development for both the 787 and 747-8, and while the increase is portrayed mainly as a contingency, the manufacturer admits it is still working to reduce weight on the 787 and has been forced to change some supplier arrangements. The new R&D forecast is $3.2 billion for this year, and $3.4 billion in 2007, compared with previous estimates of $3 billion in each year. This is the second consecutive quarter that Boeing has lifted R&D forecasts.
