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.
Controllers say they are concerned about repeated problems with the Boston air traffic control facility's communications and surveillance display systems, but FAA said the problems do not threaten safety and it is doing all it can to fix them.
Volga-Dnepr has signed a 15-year financing deal with Ilyushin Finance Corp. (IFC) for two new IL-96-400T cargo aircraft. The contract makes Volga-Dnepr the first customer for the -96-400T, with the first of the two aircraft to be delivered late next year. They will be used by AirBridge Cargo, Volga-Dnepr's scheduled cargo service.
