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.
Industry analysts believe the departure of Boeing Commercial Airplanes head Alan Mulally will cause little turbulence for the organization, as the two men charged with replacing him are expected to follow the successful blueprint they helped Mulally create.
American reached an agreement with the Transport Workers Union for a $95-million balance sheet improvement at the carrier's 10 line maintenance bases. The improvement -- to be achieved by 2008 -- will come from cost reductions and new revenue generation, said Boeing VP-Line Maintenance Danny Martinez. Finding new third-party maintenance work is a major goal of the program. TWU and American agreed to establish eight working groups tasked with achieving the cost savings and revenue improvements.
World Air Holdings recorded a net loss of $7.5 million in the June quarter, compared to a profit of $5.5 million last year, with the turnaround mainly due to less military flying. Revenues at subsidiary World Airways dropped $24.7 million in the quarter. Gains in commercial revenue and revenue from subsidiary North American offset the loss from military flying, and overall revenue was up $4.8 million to $176.7 million.
