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 reported a drop in both domestic capacity and traffic for March, although domestic load factor still rose by two percentage points. Domestic traffic was down 0.8% and capacity 3.2%, which pushed up load factor to 83.3%. International operations again moved in the opposite direction, with traffic up 2.5% and capacity rising 3.6%. International load factor, however, dropped by 0.9 points to 77.1%.
The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved an amendment that would stall efforts by the U.S. Transportation Dept. to loosen airline foreign ownership restrictions, although there were also signs that the panel and DOT are working to reach an agreement.
Continental yesterday said its March unit revenue grew between 7% and 8%, further proof of a "favorable pricing environment" for U.S. airlines, one analyst said.
