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.
El Al this week posted a $52.2 million net profit for the third quarter, resulting in a net profit of $63 million for the first nine months of 2005, its highest profit for that period in almost a decade.
The Thanksgiving holiday started and ended badly for flight delays, although the days in between were much smoother, and total delays are likely to be down for November. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving saw 1,824 delays, with high winds in Chicago, New York and Atlanta the main culprit. On Sunday, there were 2,039 delays recorded, nearly 900 at Chicago O'Hare and more than 300 at Atlanta and 126 at Dallas/Fort Worth. There were about 180 total delays on Thursday and Friday, and 200 on Saturday.
FAA yesterday called for a federal mediator to take over contract talks with its controllers union to help address a wide gap between the two wage proposals, but the union labeled the agency move a "publicity stunt" because significant progress is still being made at the negotiating table.
