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.
Airlines are misguided in thinking they would benefit from the introduction of user fees to pay for the U.S. air traffic control system, a new study commissioned by the National Air Traffic Controllers union finds.
FAA this week reinstated the 11 New York controllers it fired in August for failing to report medical conditions as required. Under an agreement reached with the aid of a federal arbitrator, the agency had to rehire 10 of the controllers, and the other will return to work after serving a 30-day suspension. The controllers will have a letter of reprimand put in their records for nine months and will receive back pay for the period they were fired, minus five days.
World Air Holdings, the parent company of carriers World Airways and North American, this week revealed ambitious plans to lease three Boeing 747-400 freighters.
