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.
Boeing is negotiating orders that will fill the last remaining production slots for the 747-400 aircraft, 747 program head Jeff Peace said last week. The number of open production slots for the 747-400 is now "in the single digits," Peace said. Boeing is in talks for new -400 orders that will probably account for all the open slots, and announcements will come soon. All remaining -400 production will be freighter versions, Peace said. Boeing plans to end -400 production as soon as the first 747-8 comes off the line, scheduled in 2009.
Airbus on Friday filed a court challenge that would remove a law firm representing Boeing from the high-stakes World Trade Organization subsidies case, with Airbus claiming that a member of the law firm previously worked for Airbus and knows Airbus' legal strategy in the long-running subsidies dispute.
Continental saw unit revenue grow 8.5%-9.5% in May, which was driven by the strong yield trends the airline -- and the industry -- has been experiencing this year.
