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 clawed its way to a net profit of $58 million for the second quarter, up from last year's $6 million net profit, and the carrier saw its first quarterly profit -- excluding special items -- in almost five years.
The new Boeing 737-900ER program launched this week will let the U.S. manufacturer match up more closely to the Airbus A321, JSA Research analyst Paul Nisbet said. The 737-900ER -- formerly known as the -900X -- was launched after Indonesia's Lion Air signed a deal for 30 firm orders and 30 options. The new derivative has greater passenger capacity than the -900 or any earlier 737 model, and also has better range than the -900.
The Air Traffic Control Association yesterday urged the Senate not to block FAA's efforts to outsource flight service stations, as Senate lawmakers this week mark up their version of Transportation Appropriations legislation.
