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.
Eurocontrol is taking the final regulatory steps toward becoming the network manager for the European air traffic management system, a role that will be crucial to the success of the Single European Sky (SES) effort. The agency says it is seeking the formal approval of its member states to accept the nomination as network manager. It has recently received the formal nominating letter from the European Commission.
Tiger Airways Australia has reached the cap on daily operations imposed by safety regulators, and the carrier is now seeking approval to restart more domestic routes. Tiger is currently only allowed to operate 18 daily sectors, due to limits set by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) following a five-week grounding. The airline will achieve its full allowance when it relaunches daily Sydney-Perth flights on Sept. 7.
A diplomatic cable unearthed by Wikileaks sheds more light on an FAA audit of Australia’s aviation safety oversight in 2009, and reveals that the FAA was concerned enough to consider restricting air service between the two countries.
