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.
TSA yesterday selected Federal Transit Agency second-in-command Robert Jamison as the security agency's new deputy administrator. Jamison has been deputy administrator at FTA for the past three years, and also has extensive experience with other agencies, the Red Cross and UPS. TSA noted that Jamison is joining the agency at a "critical point," as TSA "conducts a top-to-bottom internal assessment."
Northwest and Delta gave Wall St. the jitters yesterday as rampant speculation about imminent bankruptcy filings at both airlines led to stock price plunges.
The U.S. Transportation Dept. yesterday announced it will begin a formal rulemaking procedure to decide whether it should agree to an airline industry request to increase the flexibility airlines are allowed in advertising fares and surcharges.
