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 Iceland volcano caused passenger totals on international routes to drop 5.9% year-on-year in April, denting the strengthening trend of demand growth, according to the International Air Transport Association. The April dip contrasted with a 7.4% increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter. Most of the damage was in economy travel, as premium passenger numbers were still up by 1.1% year-on-year in April.
Airservices Australia has selected Metron Aviation to supply a traffic flow management system, which will support Airservices’ gate-to-gate collaborative decision making (CDM) initiatives. The contract covers 15 years if all options are exercised. The companies are not releasing the value of the deal.
