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.
Rolls-Royce predicts a business jet engine market worth $70 million over the next 20 years, to power more than 24,000 new corporate jet deliveries during this period. Of the 24,000 total, nearly half will be in the medium or large business jet category, and in the overall aircraft market this category will only be surpassed by 130- to 190-seat regional passenger aircraft. Total business jet engine deliveries will be about 51,000 over the 20-year span, said the company.
Aircraft simulator powerhouse CAE Inc. is starting to feel the benefits of the upswing in commercial aircraft orders. The Montreal-based company had projected it would sell 21 simulators in its current fiscal year, which runs through March 31. Halfway through that period, CAE has recorded 19 orders, including a contract for five 737 simulators recently placed by Ryanair. If CAE is able to maintain its sales pace, it will surpass the 35 orders it achieved in 2001 at the tail end of the industry's last upturn. -AS
Boeing yesterday revealed the customer for the last four 747-8 freighters the manufacturer had listed as unidentified orders, with investment firm Guggenheim Aviation Partners buying the aircraft to lease to cargo carriers.
