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.
World Air Holdings filed its 2005 financial results last week after its tardiness led the Nasdaq exchange to delist its stock in May. World described the filing of its 2005 10-K form as a "major step in getting the company back on track for timely SEC filings." World said the "major [filing] issues have been resolved," and the completion of the 2005 report should allow the company to file its first-quarter and subsequent reports "on a timely basis."
The dramatic improvement in the scores of Air New Zealand and Air Canada in the 2006 Top-Performing Companies study reflects the airlines' climb from a deep financial quagmire several years ago to what are now strong operations.
With UPS finally achieving a tentative contract deal with its pilots last week, package express rival FedEx is also working to tie up its own pilot contract talks.
