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 multi-agency task force known as the Joint Program Development Office (JPDO) plans this spring to release the first detailed blueprints of what the future U.S. ATC system will look like, which will be the most significant products so far from this two-year-old office.
American last week said it is canceling its last four daily flights at Houston Hobby Airport, ending its mainline presence at the airport. Two daily Austin-Houston flights and two daily Houston-New York LaGuardia flights will end in April. American will still have regional service at Hobby, with nine American Eagle flights to Dallas Fort Worth and twice-daily American Connection service to St. Louis.
Forecast International predicts that more than 20,000 auxiliary power units and ground power units will be sold globally in the next 10 years, although growth will be slow during that period. The Forecast analysis said the APU/GPU market will be worth $4.6 billion between 2005 and 2014, with 2,100-2,400 units sold a year. APU sales will remain flat through 2012, and will dip slightly in 2013 and 2014 as the production life cycles of several aircraft come to an end, the analysis says.
