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.
Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia have opened a new front in their increasingly fierce rivalry as they attempt to outdo each other with advanced inflight entertainment (IFE) systems.
Japan's airline industry is set for a major transformation in 2012 with the debut of three low-cost carriers, as airline executives bet that there is enough demand to match the sudden emergence of a competitive LCC market. Japan is a late arrival on the low-cost scene compared to other mature airline markets. It has had only a few locally based carriers—most notably Skymark Airlines—offering low-cost service, but now both Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are setting up joint-venture LCCs.
Air New Zealand and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a new code-share agreement in March, which means the end of Air NZ’s code-share with Japan Airlines (JAL). The move aligns Air NZ with a fellow Star Alliance member in Japan, instead of Oneworld carrier JAL. This appears to be one of the first results of Air NZ’s review of its international operations, which the carrier said would examine all alliance arrangements.
