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 on Friday carried out its threat to file an unfair labor practices complaint against the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) union, alleging that the union failed to conduct "good faith bargaining" during recent contract talks.
FAA is delaying by six months the introduction of a rule that extends the scope of its drug- and alcohol-testing program, but the delay has not eased the repair station industry's concerns about the rule. The agency had already established a compliance date of April 10 for the new drug testing rule, which was issued in January. Yesterday, however, FAA said the compliance date will be pushed back to Oct. 10. The new rule is intended to make sure that all repair and maintenance sub-contractors are included in the program, FAA said.
Two government agencies reported that the U.S. aviation trust fund is rebounding nicely after years of decline and a new study by an aviation consultant claims that the trust fund is in healthier shape than advertised.
