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.
American this week announced plans to begin the first nonstop scheduled service between New York and Newcastle, U.K. The daily flights are scheduled to begin May 1, using a Boeing 757 with all-coach seating for 188 passengers. The tentative schedule sees the flights depart New York Kennedy at 7:45 p.m., arriving at Newcastle at 7:30 a.m. The return leg will leave Newcastle at 11 a.m. and arrive at JFK at 1:35 p.m. American has applied for expedited approval from the U.S. Transportation Dept. for the route.
The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday named veteran investigator Jim LaBelle as director of its regional aviation office in Anchorage. LaBelle is a senior NTSB safety investigator who has worked in the Alaska office for the past 10 years and has been acting director of the office for the past year. During his 19 years with NTSB, LaBelle has investigated more than 600 accidents. -AS
American plans to move almost all of its New York Kennedy domestic flights into its new terminal on Aug. 24 and shift the rest of its flights into the new facility by early 2007. American unveiled the first phase of its massive new $1.1 billion terminal yesterday, although no flights are operating from there yet. This terminal will eventually accommodate all of American's operations at Kennedy, and its current two facilities -- Terminals 8 and 9 -- will be closed.
