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.
Airbus yesterday admitted that manufacturing problems have once again caused the A380 delivery schedule to slip, and although the first delivery will still occur this year as planned, the rest of the production schedule will be pushed back six to seven months.
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.
A bill aimed at sending FAA and controllers back to the bargaining table was defeated by a thin margin on the House floor Wednesday night, but the controllers union said the congressional battle over its new contract will continue.
