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.
Air New Zealand is proposing to outsource its aircraft cleaning work overseas, which the carrier said could save it about NZ$1.5 million (US$1 million) a year. The airline plans to announce a decision on the outsourcing move today. The proposal would mean 120 job cuts for the carrier, most of them cleaners who service aircraft for ANZ and other airlines using New Zealand airports. ANZ already contracts out its aircraft cleaning at overseas airports.
American says it can add four seats per aircraft to its extensive MD-80 fleet by removing the planes' galleys. The carrier intends to begin taking out galleys from the MD-80 fleet in September, an airline spokesman said. This will boost seats from 136 to 140 in these aircraft. Across American's fleet of more than 320 MD-80s, the change will add 1,280 seats a day, potentially increasing revenue by $34 million a year. -AS
UPS this week announced significant improvement for its 2nd Day Air A.M. delivery service, with an earlier guaranteed delivery time and an expanded service area. The carrier said the guaranteed delivery time will be advanced from 12 p.m. to 10:30 a.m., and Saturday delivery will also be introduced for this service. The 2nd Day service is designed to offer an economical alternative to overnight services.
