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.
Continental narrowed its third-quarter loss to $18 million, compared to a $230 million deficit a year earlier, as the carrier sees encouraging signs that premium demand may pick up soon. The airline actually managed a $2 million profit excluding special items, leading CEO Larry Kellner to describe the third-quarter as “essentially breakeven.” However, he stressed that this is still disappointing in a quarter in which Continental “should have produced a couple of million in profit.”
American went against the trend for U.S. majors by reporting a worse net earnings performance in the third quarter, although when special items are excluded American did achieve year-on-year improvement.
Hawaiian reported a net profit of $30.7 million for the third quarter, although excluding a $20 million tax benefit this was essentially the same as last year’s profit.
