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.
The air navigation service providers of Ireland, Sweden and Denmark this week signed a cooperation deal with Thales that will see the ANSPs collaborate on the purchase of upgrades to their ATC systems. The three organizations all use Thales' Eurocat air traffic management system. Other ANSPs will be able to enter the agreement, the companies said. -AS
Honeywell and ATM organization Airservices Australia this week launched a strategic partnership aimed at developing and marketing new satellite-based landing and navigation systems. Under the agreement, Airservices and Honeywell will develop software for two systems, the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) and the Ground-Based Regional Augmentation System (GRAS). GBAS will be able to replace existing landing systems at major airports, and GRAS will provide regional navigation coverage for smaller commercial and general aviation aircraft.
Eurocontrol has just completed a six-week simulation of gate-to-gate air traffic management concepts that the agency hopes will provide new ways to handle expected traffic increases. The simulation was carried out at the Eurocontrol Experimental Center in Bretigny, France. Detailed results of the simulation will be released publicly this fall, and the project will establish an operational and technical baseline to which improvements can be added later. Gate-to-gate concepts are aimed at making traffic flows more efficient through ATM improvements.
