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.
FAA this week appointed two new regional administrators, for the Northwest Mountain and Southern regions. Douglas Murphy, the current head of the Northwest Mountain region, will take over as regional administrator for the Southern region. He will replace Carolyn Blum, who has retired from the agency. Murphy has been with FAA for 36 years, during which he has held various regional and headquarters management roles, including the superintendent of FAA's Oklahoma City Academy.
FAA yesterday released a final rule on Chicago O'Hare flight restrictions, making only minor adjustments to the flight caps that have been in place since 2004.
U.K. airlines are nervous about the possibility of security delays causing further airport chaos during this weekend's bank holiday, although a strike that would have caused headaches for Stansted Airport was averted at the last minute.
