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.
Northwest and its striking mechanics failed to reach agreement during weekend contract talks, with the airline asking for a higher concession amount and the union demanding better severance packages for laid-off workers.
FAA will resume another round of contract talks with its controllers union next week, although both sides are criticizing each other for slowing the pace of negotiations. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said FAA is trying to change parts of the old contract that should simply be rolled over, while the agency says the union refused to accept an accelerated negotiation timetable. Both sides say they want to wrap up the talks this year, but the level of disagreement so far makes this an optimistic target.
New Orleans Airport today is expected to see the first scheduled commercial flights return to the airport since Hurricane Katrina hit two weeks ago. Northwest has scheduled a flight into New Orleans from Memphis at 10:44 a.m. and will offer two daily roundtrips between the two cities for the rest of this week. Beginning Saturday, the carrier will add roundtrips to both Minneapolis and Detroit.
