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.
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport's strong international cargo growth will get a further boost next month from new Air France all-cargo service to Paris, and two new China Cargo frequencies starting in June.
Reducing the pain caused by peak delay days in the summer is even more important than cutting annual delay averages, FAA and airline executives say. Average delay numbers have dropped since the infamous summer of 2000 despite traffic climbing to higher levels, FAA's Chief Operating Officer Russell Chew said at the agency's annual forecasting conference this week. While this is a positive overall trend, Chew said the peak summer delay days are now much worse. "The difference between the good and the bad days is getting bigger," Chew said.
