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.
ExpressJet flight attendants this week rejected a tentative contract deal with the airline. The International Association of Machinists said its ExpressJet committee "will meet to discuss the situation and determine the best course of action." The rejection means a wage increase scheduled for Aug. 1 will not occur. The tentative deal was announced July 6.
UPS this week announced an initial agreement to acquire U.K. company Lynx Express for $96.5 million, and UPS said the deal will strengthen its U.K. package delivery and logistics support networks. UPS said it expects to complete the transaction in the second half of this year. Lynx is one of the U.K.'s largest independent package carriers, and is majority-owned by Bridgepoint Capital. Lynx also offers a range of logistics and spare parts logistics services. The company reported revenues of $295 million for the fiscal year ending Oct. 2, 2004.
FAA needs to expand its efforts to cut operational costs to address an expected gap between budget forecasts and expenses, and should take a harder look at some controversial cost-saving initiatives proposed in previous reports, the Government Accountability Office says.
