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.
ATA announced Saturday that it will hire a team of investment banking companies to raise the money the carrier needs to exit from bankruptcy next year.
Domestic yield for eight major U.S. airlines increased by 0.1% in May, the Air Transport Association reported yesterday. Yield climbed 3% in the Atlantic market and 3.8% on Pacific routes but dropped 2.1% for Latin American flights. For the year to the end of May, yield declined 4.4% for domestic flights and 4.1% for Latin America. Yield was up 4.2% for the Atlantic and 6.4% for Pacific. The eight carriers represented in these figures are Alaska, American, America West, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways. - AS
