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.
With flight operations at London Heathrow Airport continuing to crawl back toward normal levels, airlines are starting to make noises about seeking compensation for the hundreds of flight cancellations and delays that have occurred in the wake of last week's bomb scare.
The U.S. Transportation Dept. told the European Commission that DOT will not be finalizing its controversial foreign ownership rule before the next meeting of the European Council of Ministers, which will almost certainly delay the signing of a U.S.-European Union open-skies agreement.
U.S. government agencies have agreed to improve manifest- and baggage-screening requirements introduced after last week's bomb scare, and the changes have dramatically reduced the hours of delay that were caused by the new requirements, the Air Transport Association says.
