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.
Continental yesterday reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $43 million -- including special items -- and CEO Larry Kellner predicted a "significant loss" for the first quarter of 2006 as well, prompting a dip in the company's stocks on Wall St.
The governing board of the SkyTeam Alliance this week approved Middle East Airlines, Air Liban (MEA), to undertake the preliminary steps necessary to become an associate member of the alliance.
Two of the largest U.S. biometrics companies -- Viisage and Identix -- merged last week, and the new entity is expected to be a dominant player in the market for biometrics. The all-stock transaction will see Identix shareholders receiving newly issued shares of Viisage. This transaction is valued at about $770 million. Heading the new company will be Viisage Chairman Robert LaPenta, who is also CEO of L-1 Investment Partners. The combined company is expected to have revenues of about $220 million.
