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 managed to nearly halve its first-quarter net loss compared with last year thanks partly to a better-than-expected unit revenue performance, and the airline is predicting a strong revenue performance over the summer.
British Airways yesterday said it will raise its fuel surcharge by $10 per sector for North American customers, with its fuel bill for this year growing far above earlier estimates. Starting Friday, the surcharge on long-haul tickets sold in North America will increase from $55 to $65 per sector, or $135 for a roundtrip, the airline said. BA said it will look to raise surcharges by a similar amount in all other markets. The surcharge on short-haul tickets will remain the same, at $19 per sector.
FAA yesterday dismissed speculation that the agency was preparing to return to the negotiating table with its controllers union, and said the impasse process will continue. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association yesterday said it was accepting a public offer from FAA to return to the bargaining table. NATCA called on the agency to rescind its declaration of impasse, and the union said both sides should retract their best and final offers and return to negotiations.
