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.
Hawaiian Airlines says the disputes over the U.S. federal budget are increasingly hindering its business plans, as the FAA still cannot predict when it will be able to perform the certification work needed for the new turboprop subsidiary that Hawaiian is trying to launch.
Cathay Pacific Airways has completed the final phase of its transition to a new cargo facility at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), as part of a major investment the carrier is making in its freight operations. The move to the new HK$5.9 billion ($760 million) cargo facility has been phased since the facility opened in February. It is expected to increase HKIA’s overall cargo capacity 50%.
AirAsia’s growth in the Philippines will include a major expansion of operations at Mactan-Cebu International, the country’s second busiest airport. The AirAsia group is realigning the two Philippine joint venture carriers in which it holds major stakes. The group’s first foothold in the country was AirAsia Philippines (AAP), a relatively small carrier operating a few Airbus A320s. Through AAP, AirAsia in May bought into the much larger Zest Air, which it is in the process of rebranding as AirAsia Zest.
