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.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association yesterday told FAA it will not agree to a Christmas deadline for new contract talks, and the union reiterated it does not want to change the previously-agreed timetable for negotiations. Last week FAA proposed setting a firm target of ending the talks by Christmas. To achieve this, the agency said the negotiating timetable could be accelerated to five days a week, every week (DAILY, Sept. 19). This was the latest shot in a public debate between the two sides about who is delaying the contract talks.
A tentative concession deal reached Friday between ATA Airlines and its pilots is a major step toward the airline's goal of emerging from bankruptcy by early 2006, ATA said yesterday.
Indonesian carrier Garuda last week said it plans to order nearly 30 Boeing 787s and 737s, although Boeing cautioned that the two parties have so far just agreed to talk about an order. Garuda said it has agreed to a $2 billion deal with Boeing that will include 10 787s and 18 737s. This deal will involve the conversion of some of the 777ER orders that Garuda placed in 1996. The 787s would be delivered between 2011 and 2013, the carrier said.
