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. is "in the final stages" of preparing a new financing model for the FAA, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said yesterday. The financing proposal will be a crucial part of the FAA reauthorization proposal that is likely to be debated on Capitol Hill this year. DOT "opened the dialogue on finding a better finance mechanism" last April, and "soon the Bush Administration will propose a new, cost-based financing system for the FAA," Mineta said at an Aero Club event in Washington, D.C.
FedEx yesterday announced that it has signed a deal to buy the express business of its Chinese partner DTW Group for $400 million. Under the deal, FedEx acquired DTW's 50% stake in a FedEx/DTW joint venture to provide international express services in China. FedEx also will take over DTW's domestic express network in China, which comprises 89 locations.
