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.
Airservices Australia yesterday signed a deal with Thales to buy new radars for its major airports, but it appears to be backing away from part of its plans for en-route satellite navigation coverage.
Strong traffic growth in the first half of 2006 means the U.K.'s National Air Traffic Services will likely see another record year. Through the end of May, flights were up 4.1% to 935,470. The one-millionth flight was handled June 9, six days earlier than last year, NATS said. A new daily record was set by the London Terminal Control Center on May 17, when it handled 4,230 flights, and the London Area Control Center handled a record 40,100 flights in the week ending May 21.
House lawmakers are using the annual appropriations process to direct FAA to accelerate the introduction of runway safety and satellite navigation technology, and extra money is also being earmarked to speed FAA's hiring of safety inspectors.
