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.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Indonesia’s Garuda have signed a code-share deal, and both carriers will launch flights next year between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Jakarta supporting the new agreement. The two airlines already have flights between Tokyo Narita and Jakarta, and these flights will remain when the new Haneda flights begin, an ANA spokesman tells Aviation Week. ANA won more Haneda slots after a recent government allocation, and Garuda will use a slot that had been allocated for Indonesian carriers.
Iceland and Denmark are making good progress on a satellite-based surveillance network that will provide the first ATM coverage corridor between Europe and North America, with the first parts expected to be ready for operational use in 2014. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations have been installed in Iceland by air navigation service provider (ANSP) Isavia, while Danish ANSP Naviair is responsible for installing stations in the Faroe Islands and in several locations in Greenland.
Australian regional carrier Brindabella Airlines has gone into receivership and suspended flights indefinitely, a collapse prompted by safety authorities grounding most of its fleet last week for inspections. KordaMentha, the company appointed receiver on Dec. 15, says it is “calling for immediate expressions of interest in the sale of the business,” although it stresses that the carrier will not operate while the sale is conducted. Based in the Australian capital Canberra, Brindabella operates a fleet of 12 turboprops.
