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.
Sabena Technics recently signed a contract for the cabin modification and reconfiguration of two ex-Sabena A321s recently delivered to Nouvelair Tunisie. The work is scheduled to be completed in Brussels by the end of this month. Nouvelair Tunisie is based in Monastir and operates charter flights from different European countries to Tunisia. As well as the A321s, it operates a fleet of 10 A320s.
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) recently won two memorandums of understanding from Qatar Airways valued at more than $100 million that will boost the company's efforts in the Middle East. Under the first deal, LHT will take over the engine maintenance and overhaul of the airline's Airbus A320 fleet for the next 10 years. LHT's Engine Services in Hamburg will be servicing the different IAE V2500 engine variants of the airline's 17 Airbus A320 family planes under a Total Engine Support contract.
Southeast Asian low-cost carrier AirAsia signed an engine service agreement with General Electric for the maintenance, overhaul and repair of 129 CFM56-5B engines that will be used on the airline's new fleet of Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
