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 no new aircraft programs to launch at the Farnborough Air Show, Boeing yesterday announced some large orders for its major aircraft families, and more announcements are expected today. Qatar has reportedly ordered 20 777s, previously listed by Boeing as unidentified orders. The Qatar order comprises a mix of -300ERs and -200LRs, with deliveries to begin next year. Qatar was also considering Airbus A340s and A330s in this competition.
American says it will install its new "Next Generation Business Class" in its Boeing 767-300 fleet by early 2007, and next year will also install it in the 777 fleet.
U.K. airports saw 3.9% passenger growth in June, with long-haul and European routes experiencing the largest increases. The only major market that did not improve was European charter flights, which saw a 7.5% drop in passenger numbers. European scheduled traffic rose 8%, transatlantic grew 2.9%, and other long-haul routes rose 8.2%. The fastest growing individual market was U.K.-India, which had 55.4% more passengers than a year earlier, BAA said.
