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.
American says it will announce soon the routes it will serve when it moves flights from Dallas Fort Worth Airport to nearby Love Field, with Southwest yesterday revealing the flights it will launch following new legislation that loosens long-standing restrictions on flights out of Love Field.
Boeing this week named Panasonic as the second recommended inflight entertainment (IFE) supplier for the 787 program. Panasonic will offer a wireless version of its X-Series platform, known as X-Series Wireless. The wireless distribution of entertainment, information and communications will give airlines more flexibility in changing cabin configurations, Boeing said. Panasonic has already been selected to provide the 787's cabin services system.
IATA expects nearly 80 airlines will be registered as having completed the organization's operational safety audit (IOSA) program by the end of the year, and as many as 60 more carriers are in the final stages of the audit process.
