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 last week extended its temporary schedule cuts through January, two weeks after announcing that the cuts would only be through the end of this month. "Jet fuel prices continue to be extraordinarily high ... it remains a prudent business decision to consolidate traffic in some markets to contain costs and conserve fuel," the carrier said. The airline cut 15 daily flights from its Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago hubs, representing less than 1% of its total daily flights (DAILY, Oct. 3). -AS
The U.S. Transportation Dept. added three more carriers to those that must report monthly flight delay numbers next year, and DOT also dropped one airline and two airports from its delay-reporting lists. Frontier, Hawaiian and Mesa will be required to report delays, cancellations, mishandled baggage and complaint numbers in 2006 because they crossed the revenue threshold defined by DOT. The threshold is 1% of scheduled domestic passenger revenue for the year ending March 31, or about $660 million.
American was not able to repeat its second-quarter profit in the third quarter, although the $153 million net loss -- including special charges -- it reported yesterday for the third quarter was still a notable improvement from last year's $214 million net loss.
