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 White House has finally announced its nomination of Michael Huerta to be FAA’s new deputy administrator. Huerta has been in the vetting process since early October (DAILY, Oct. 7). He is currently chairman of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, has his own transportation consulting firm, and was on President Obama’s transition team for Transportation Dept. issues. Previous roles at DOT include chief of staff to Secretary Rodney Slater, and associate deputy secretary under Federico Pena.
Japan appears to be reversing its earlier position and may now allow daytime transpacific flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport, according to comments from a senior government official. The Japanese government has previously said that expansion slots at Haneda would only be granted during overnight hours for flights to the U.S. and other long-haul destinations. This has been a major point of discussion during U.S.-Japanese Open-Skies talks, which have resumed in Washington, D.C., this week (DAILY, Dec. 7).
United said its new deals with Airbus and Boeing will actually help reduce capacity because the A350s and 787s will replace larger aircraft, and the airline believes there are more advantages than disadvantages in a split buy.
