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.
Frontier last week expanded its Mexican network, announcing a new route to Cozumel and boosting service to five other Mexican points from its Denver hub. After gaining U.S. Transportation Dept. approval, Frontier began accepting Cozumel bookings on Friday. The flights will begin Dec. 17, with three frequencies a week on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thales USA has been awarded a 12-year contract worth up to $60 million by FAA to provide instrument landing systems for U.S. airports. During the contract's first phase, Thales will develop and test three systems to ensure they meet FAA requirements. After that, it will produce up to 300 systems. The contract also includes 10 years of engineering support, training and installation by Thales.
Newport Beach-based Aviation Capital Group last week completed its acquisition of Boullioun Aviation Services for $2.65 billion, making ACG one of the top five aircraft lessors worldwide. Former Boullioun owner WestLB AG agreed to the sale last month after ACG won the exclusive right to negotiate with the German company (DAILY, May 12). The addition of Boullioun brings ACG's portfolio of aircraft it owns or manages to about 220, worth more than $5 billion. It has more than 90 clients.
