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.
While Mesa continues to prep for the launch of its Delta Connection service in October, it is also beefing up its United Express flights with new service from Washington Dulles to San Antonio.
Hurricane Katrina caused hundreds of flight cancellations as it hit the U.S. Gulf Coast near the Louisiana-Mississippi border yesterday, and systemwide delays were exacerbated by radar disruptions south of Memphis and around Houston.
Nav Canada controllers last week ratified a new four-year contract deal. The Canadian Auto Workers/Canadian Air Traffic Control Association reached a tentative deal with Nav Canada on July 21. The new deal runs through the end of March, 2009, and provides for a wage increase of 12%. Nav Canada CEO John Crichton said he was pleased the parties achieved a deal in less than five months, and said he is "committed to successfully concluding the current round of collective bargaining with all of our unions as quickly as possible." -AS
