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.
American last week told employees it is canceling flights on the San Jose-Tokyo Narita route, which the airline introduced in 1991. The daily flights -- which used Boeing 777s -- will be cut, effective Oct. 28, American said. "The route has been unprofitable for some time, a situation made even worse by recent spikes in the cost of jet fuel," American Executive VP-Marketing Dan Garton said. American labeled the move as part of its "efforts to return to profitability."
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings -- the parent of cargo carriers Atlas and Polar -- is today scheduled to begin trading again on the Nasdaq market. The company announced yesterday that Nasdaq approved its listing application. Atlas last month regained "timely filer" status with the Securities and Exchange Commission when it filed its 10-K annual report (DAILY, April 21). Atlas will be traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol AAWW.
Lawmakers early in June are expected to debate whether to proceed with a legislative proposal that would delay the U.S. Transportation Dept.'s attempts to ease airline foreign ownership rules.
