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 Eagle is boosting its Northeast short-haul market by adding five daily direct flights on two new routes. The carrier will introduce four daily roundtrips between New York LaGuardia and Pittsburgh on weekdays, beginning April 3. This route will have three roundtrips on Saturday and Sunday. Eagle will use 37-seat Embraer 135s and 44-seat Embraer 140s.
The much-anticipated U.S.-European Union open-skies deal could be torpedoed by congressional efforts to delay for a year a U.S. Transportation Dept. rule regarding foreign ownership of airlines, a senior State Dept. official warned yesterday.
IATA has arranged a meeting tomorrow that may lead to an agreement between airlines on changes to London Heathrow Airport's controversial fuel rationing system. The airlines that serve Heathrow and U.K. airport operator BAA will be represented at the IATA meeting in London. BAA earlier said it is waiting for a recommendation from this meeting before deciding whether to change the rationing system (DAILY, Feb. 3).
