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.
Boeing on Feb. 1 reported strong revenue performance from its Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business for both the December quarter and full year, and the healthy IDS order backlog is expected to offset tighter government defense spending in coming years.
Airbus yesterday said it has installed the first of four Engine Alliance GP7200 engines on one of its A380 test aircraft and will install the remainder next month, in time for the aircraft to join the certification program by the middle of the year.
