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.
Qantas yesterday extended its new cell phone policy to allow passengers on international flights to use their phones after the aircraft has landed. Cell phone restrictions were relaxed for domestic flights in June. Cabin crew will tell passengers they can make calls after the aircraft has cleared the runway. They will also be able to use cell phones and personal digital assistants during flight, but only in "flight mode." This mode allows users to read e-mails or listen to music, but not transmit. -AS
Continental last week selected Cargo Connection Logistics to provide road freight services between Newark and 10 other airports in northeastern and southern states.
United yesterday announced it is expanding its Mexican and Caribbean network, adding four routes from Washington Dulles and one each from Denver and Chicago. The airline will introduce four weekly flights from Dulles to Nassau, Bahamas, five flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, four to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and two to St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. United will also add three more flights from Dulles to its Saturday service to Aruba, and a third and fourth flight to St. Thomas. The new service begins Dec. 15.
