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.
Boeing and Qualcomm yesterday announced they have successfully demonstrated inflight mobile phone communications, using Boeing's Connexion One 737 test aircraft.
Continental yesterday announced plans to begin twice-weekly service from its Houston hub to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The flight will begin Dec. 16 pending government approval, joining Continental's existing service between Punta Cana and Newark. The airline will use Boeing 737s, seating 12 in first class and 112 in coach. Continental serves 18 Caribbean destinations from Houston and Newark. -AS
Four Chinese airlines signed firm orders for 42 Boeing 787 aircraft over the weekend, and Boeing is in negotiations with another two Chinese carriers for 18 more orders. Boeing earlier announced it had commitments for 60 aircraft from the Chinese carriers (DAILY, Jan. 31); it has now locked most of these in with contracts. The final details of the two remaining contracts are being worked out, and "we hope to bring those in soon," a Boeing spokeswoman told The DAILY.
