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.
Increasing frustration at the lack of progress in reorganizing European airspace has led airlines to call for the effort to be refocused on more ambitious changes.
Airbus ProSky, the airframer’s air traffic management subsidiary, plans to establish an office in Singapore as it strengthens ATM research links with Singapore’s aviation authority. This will be Airbus ProSky’s first office outside Europe, North America and China, President Eric Stefanello tells Aviation Week. It is expected initially to have five to 10 ProSky employees, and is intended to support a new agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and serve as ProSky’s base for the rest of Southeast Asia.
