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.
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport this week plans to open its third parallel runway, which local officials believe will position the airport to attract new air service to replace cutbacks by major tenants Delta and DHL.
USA 3000, US Airways and Delta all won exemptions to fly to Cancun from the Baltimore/Washington area, thanks to the amendment in the U.S.-Mexico bilateral that separated the two cities to create two gateways. Competition will swell on the Washington-Cancun route, as the U.S. Dept. of Transportation approved both USA 3000 and Delta to serve the Mexican city from Washington Dulles. United already serves the route [OST-2002-13527, OST-2005-22620].
With Air Midwest's subsidized flights to Charlotte slated to end May 30, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is seeking proposals for carriers interested in providing ssential air service to Athens, Ga. The Mesa subsidiary received $392,108 annually to provide 12 weekly nonstop flights to Charlotte with Beech 1900D aircraft. Interested carriers would be expected to launch the service on June 1, offering 12 to 14 roundtrips a week from Athens to Charlotte on aircraft with at least 12 seats [OST-2002-11348].
