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.
Nav Canada may be able to begin installing a more complete surveillance system for the Hudson Bay basin within a year, using automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology instead of radar.
British Airways last week reported an almost flat load factor for February and said "significant promotional activity" is needed to maintain load factor strength. Passenger load factor increased by just 0.4 percentage points to 71.2%, with capacity growing 3% and traffic 3.6%. The airline said the traffic increase comprised a 7.1% rise in premium traffic and 2.9% growth in the non-premium category.
American's February load factor was up 2.8 percentage points to 75%, due partly to a significant cut in domestic capacity, the airline reported last week. Consolidated traffic increased 2.7%, and capacity was down 1.2%. The 3.5% cut in domestic capacity was partly outweighed by a 3.4% rise in international capacity, following the airline's long-term capacity trend. Domestic traffic was up 2.2% and international traffic 3.7%.
