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.
Lufthansa yesterday reached a deal that will see the airline pay $85 million to settle U.S. class action lawsuits resulting from a wide-ranging, cargo price-fixing inquiry earlier this year.
Boeing is satisfied with the progress of its new 787 program, and efforts to reduce weight and keep the program on schedule are typical for this stage of development, a lead 787 executive said yesterday.
U.S. carriers' on-time performance improved by nearly three percentage points to 73.7% in July, and flight cancellation numbers dropped slightly. July's on-time arrival rate was better than the July 2005 rate of 70.9%, as well as the 72.8% rate in June 2006, according to the U.S. Transportation Dept. Airlines canceled 1.7% of their scheduled domestic flights in July, the same as in June 2006 but down from the 2.2% cancellation rate in July 2005.
