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.
The U.S. Transportation Dept.'s Fiscal Year 2007 budget provides inadequate support for airports, air traffic control modernization and rural air service subsidies, the lead Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said.
FAA for the second year in a row proposed hefty cuts to its Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in its budget request, and airports will have to wait to see whether Congress will again restore the axed funds.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association last week honored Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) for his services to aviation, and also named 20 controllers whose actions prevented potential accidents last year. NATCA presented its annual Sentinel of Safety award to Lautenberg for the many aviation safety initiatives he has championed in the Senate, and for his support of NATCA. The union also named Miami controller Jesse Fisher the winner of its annual President's Award, after Fisher prevented a potentially fatal runway incursion accident.
