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.
EasyJet last week reported a strong revenue performance for its fiscal third quarter and said its pre-tax profit for the full year will likely be about the same as last year's, an upgrade from earlier estimates that profits would be down from last year.
Boeing last week revised its commercial aircraft list prices with an across-the-board rise, following a similar move by Airbus in June. The increase averages about 3.5% for all models and is consistent with the rate of inflation for manufactured goods, Boeing said. List prices are only theoretical because discounts are common, but an increase in list prices is a good indicator of a rise in actual prices. Most of the Airbus increases were in the 3%-6% range (DAILY, June 22).
Frontier last week reported a strong July performance with large increases in both yield and unit revenue. Passenger yield rose 11.2% for the month, while unit revenue grew 14.6%. Traffic was up 7.1% on a 3.8% capacity increase, and load factor was up 2.5 points to 81.9%. Enplaned passengers increased 10.8% and average haul length dropped 3.4%. For the calendar year to date, unit revenue is up 9.7% and yield rose 2.5%. Traffic grew 17.3% on a 9.5% capacity gain, and load factor climbed five points to 77%. -AS
