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.
Swedish company CTT Systems this week announced it has been selected by Boeing to provide humidity control systems for the 787, representing CTT's largest deal ever. The potential value of the agreement is more than $250 million over the life of the 787 program, CTT said. The company's Zonal Drying System will be standard equipment on the aircraft, and humidifiers will be offered as an option for flight deck and crew rest areas.
Nearly simultaneous air traffic control problems in the U.K. and at Eurocontrol's Maastricht center caused widespread delays throughout Europe yesterday. The unrelated technical problems led both the U.K.'s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and Eurocontrol to sharply reduce the amount of traffic they could handle for a short period in the morning, and it took many more hours for the flight backlog to be cleared.
Boeing yesterday confirmed reports that it has obtained the first order from a leasing company for its new 787 aircraft, although it won't yet say exactly which company placed the order. Boeing has six anonymous orders among the total of 143 firm 787 orders. Martin Bentrott, VP-sales and marketing for the 787 program, reportedly told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that these orders were placed by a leasing company. A Boeing spokeswoman yesterday confirmed Bentrott's comments for The DAILY.
