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.
FAA last week upgraded Venezuela's safety rating from Category 2 to Category 1, ending Venezuela's threat to restrict U.S. carriers if the rating was not lifted. The upgrade follows an FAA safety audit of INAC, Venezuela's civil aviation authority. Cat 1 means Venezuela has been found to license and oversee air carriers in accordance with ICAO standards.
Continental yesterday defended its strategy of boosting both domestic and international capacity, citing healthy revenue performance in the first quarter and early indications of strong second and third quarters.
Nav Canada reported this week that traffic was essentially flat in February, compared with last year, although it is still ahead 2.7% for the fiscal year to date. In each of the first five months of the fiscal year, Nav Canada saw traffic improvements. The company's fiscal year runs through Aug. 31. Traffic is measured in weighted charging units for en route, terminal and oceanic ATC services.
