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.
Nav Canada signed a deal with Northern Virginia-based Apptis, under which Apptis will market Nav Canada ATC technology to the U.S. FAA. This is the latest move by Nav Canada to find overseas customers for ATC systems it developed for use in Canada. In 2003, Nav Canada agreed to supply its oceanic ATC system to the U.K.'s National Air Traffic Systems (DAILY, Feb. 20, 2003). Industry experts believe air navigation service providers will use each other's technology much more in the future, increasing commonality and reducing development costs.
Long-serving FAA official Dennis DeGaetano is retiring in January from his post as the Air Traffic Organization's VP-acquisition and business services, and he will be replaced by Jim Washington. DeGaetano has worked at FAA for 33 years. He was one of the main architects of FAA's Acquisition Management System that was put in place following congressional authorization in the 1990s. DeGaetano was also on the executive team responsible for carrying out directives from Congress and the White House to establish the Air Traffic Organization.
Miami air traffic controllers say airspace changes being introduced by FAA in the Southeast will make their job much more difficult and could lead to delays, but the agency says a small traffic increase in one part of the Miami airspace will help smooth out traffic for the entire region.
