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 FAA is proposing an airworthiness directive (AD) that would require modification of wiring on Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The AD applies to -400s equipped with General Electric CF6-80C2 or Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engines, and is similar to an earlier directive issued for 747s equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211s.
Mexicana de Aviacion has suspended most of its international flights, a further setback for the embattled airline following last week’s move to stop selling tickets (DAILY, Aug. 6).
The FAA last week revealed a list of 11 companies that the agency says were responsible for shipping hazardous materials in violation of U.S. regulations. The penalties proposed by FAA range from $54,000 to $91,000 per company. In almost all the incidents, the alleged offenders were not air carriers, but companies offering hazardous materials for shipment. Most were discovered by employees of express shippers UPS, FedEx and DHL; however, in one of the cases, FedEx was fined for accepting a shipment.
