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.
Startup carrier Paramount Airways will be the first Indian carrier to operate Embraer's 170 family after signing a deal this week to lease two -170s and three -175s. Paramount plans to start operations with the aircraft later this year. The -170s will be leased directly from Embraer and the -175s from GE Commercial Aircraft Services. The GECAS -175 order was converted from an earlier -170 order. Both agreements are "in the process of final documentation," Embraer said.
ARINC and Jeppesen yesterday announced an alliance to integrate the best features from each company's products into a new electronic flight bag (EFB) system.
