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.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is lifting its profit forecast for the global airline industry in 2013 to $12.7 billion, thanks partly to lower oil prices and average load factor rising above 80% for the first time.
After two years of rapid growth, Airbus's air traffic management unit is carving itself an increasingly prominent role in the global ATM industry. The Airbus ProSky subsidiary is already one of the few companies to be deeply involved in both the U.S. NextGen initiative and its European equivalent, Sesar. Now, with a new management team in place, it is aiming to more closely align its disparate pieces and bring more-integrated products to market.
