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.
Many large shipping customers are hesitant to shift all their business to the major cargo integrators, although integrators win high marks for shipment information and price, a recent Unisys study finds.
U.S. airlines' on-time and cancellation rates for August improved slightly compared with the same month last year, and these rates were also better than in July this year, the U.S. Transportation Dept. said.