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.
German ATC organization Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) recently named Frank Brenner as director of operations for the Control Center business unit. Brenner will be responsible for 2,600 employees in DFS' largest business unit. An important objective for him will be strategic projects including the creation of functional blocks of airspace with neighboring ATC organizations - a goal of the Single European Sky process.
Airbus this week signed a deal representing its first U.S. order for the A318 version of its corporate jet range. Petters Group Worldwide -- based in Minnetonka, Minn. -- will use the 318 Elite for private corporate domestic and international flights. The aircraft will be managed by subsidiary Petters Aviation.
American yesterday reported its second consecutive quarterly profit, but despite its healthier financial standing, the airline is sticking to its conservative line on capacity and fleet growth. The carrier achieved a $15 million profit for the third quarter, excluding special items, a turnaround of $168 million compared with last year's $153 million net loss. The second-quarter profit was $291 million. This year is the first to see back-to-back profitable quarters since 2000.
