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.
El Al has announced its next president and CEO will be former Israeli Air Force chief Elyezer Shkedi, effective in January. Holding the rank of brigadier general, Shkedi was commander-in-chief of the IAF for four years. He joined the Israeli Defense Forces in 1975. Romano previously announced he would stand down, after heading El Al for five years.
Eurocontrol has signed a deal with SITA to launch a new communications network among European air navigation service providers (ANSPs). The Pan-European Communications Network Service (PENS) will provide a managed Internet protocol-based system allowing ANSPs to exchange information via voice or data. It is regarded as an essential step toward the system-wide information management envisaged in the Single European Sky plan.
Airservices Australia has completed an important milestone in the introduction of a new air traffic flow management (ATFM) system. The system, manufactured by Dulles, Va.-based Metron Aviation, has completed site acceptance testing at Airservices’ national operations center in Canberra. This step represents “the successful deployment of a solution that can help Airservices balance air traffic demand with capacity, helping to reduce delays and emissions at an airport and airspace level,” said Airservices CEO Greg Russell.
