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 on both sides of the Atlantic were far too quick to demonize a new U.S. Transportation Dept. proposal that would relax restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. airlines, DOT Under Secretary for Policy Jeff Shane said yesterday.
Singapore Airlines this week said it has signed a major maintenance deal with Boeing under which the airframer will take over the carrier's spare parts inventory. Singapore is the first airline to sign up for Boeing's maintenance package, which includes its Integrated Materials Management (IMM) and Airplane Health Management (AHM) products. Under the IMM program, Boeing will be responsible for purchasing, inventory and logistics for all of Singapore's aircraft parts.
An ICAO panel last week voted to approve the use of micro fuel cells and methanol fuel cartridges on board aircraft to power laptops and other electronic devices.
