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 on Friday revised its commercial airplane list prices in a mid-year update, reflecting a general 4% increase across all model types compared with 2005 levels.
BAA last week reported that passenger traffic at its U.K. airports increased 7.8% to 12.4 million in April, with all markets except U.K. domestic routes showing strong growth. April benefited from a later Easter holiday than last year, but traffic was still up 3.2% for March and April combined. Total movements rose 1.3% in April, and cargo tonnage was down 4.2%, partly due to a drop in output over the holiday.
