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.
Southwest yesterday unveiled the first routes it will fly when it launches Fort Myers service, with nine daily non-stop flights. Beginning Oct. 2, Southwest will fly three times a day to Orlando, twice daily to Baltimore and Chicago Midway, and once a day to Philadelphia and Islip, N.Y. Southwest will use two gates in the new terminal at Fort Myers, and will begin operations with about 50 employees. The airline announced the Fort Myers launch last month (DAILY, June 28). -AS
Fedex yesterday confirmed recent speculation that it will build a new Asia-Pacific hub in Guangzhou and close down its existing hub in Subic Bay, Philippines. The new China hub will open in 2008, and all Subic operations will be transferred there by the end of that year, the carrier said. FedEx will invest $150 million in its new Guangzhou facility, which will have 82,000 square meters of floor space. The facility will employ 1,200 people when it opens, and will be capable of sorting up to 24,000 packages an hour, which is double the sort rate at Subic.
Polar's pilots this week voted to authorize a strike if they are released from mediated contract talks without making more progress towards a deal. The Air Line Pilots Association said more than 99% of pilots agreed to grant the union permission to call a strike. The union cannot strike unless released by the National Mediation Board, and must then wait for a 30-day cooling off period.
