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.
Northwest reported a significant drop in traffic and capacity for November, although load factor grew by 3.5 percentage points to 81.2%. System traffic dropped 5.1%, and capacity shrank by 9.1%, compared with last year. Domestic traffic was down 5.4% on a 10% capacity reduction, and load factor was up 3.8 points to 78.8%. On the international front, traffic decreased 4.6%, capacity was down 7.8% and load factor grew 2.8 points to 84.6%. The Atlantic market saw the largest drops, with traffic down 8.2% and capacity 11.6%. -AS
Philippine Air Lines yesterday ordered nine Airbus A320s in the latest move in its long-term modernization plan. As well as the firm orders, PAL took options on another five A320s. The carrier said it will lease two new A320s and two A319s from GE Capital Services. Deliveries of the leased and purchased A320s are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2006 and extend through 2012.
