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.
U.K. airport operator BAA last week hit back at airline recommendations to break up its near monopoly in the airport industry, arguing that a split would set back development plans. "A more fragmented ownership structure would undermine vitally needed investment in airport capacity," BAA said. The company's comments were part of its submission to the Office of Fair Trading, which is conducting a review of the U.K. airport market that could lead to a more serious government investigation (DAILY, Aug. 25).
FAA officials provided incorrect information to the Sept. 11 Commission regarding the agency's communication with the Defense Dept. on the day of the attacks, and although these mistakes were not deliberate, more should have been done to correct the misinformation, the Transportation Dept. Inspector General said last week.
Raytheon last week revealed it is not teaming with Rannoch Corp. to pursue FAA's automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) contract, reversing an announcement Raytheon made two weeks ago.
