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.
British Airways had to cancel one of its two daily flights from New York Kennedy to London City Airport after a birdstrike damaged an engine of one of its Airbus A318s on last week. The birdstrike occurred on approach to Kennedy Airport, and on arrival the aircraft was inspected and deemed able to fly. But as a precaution, the carrier canceled one of the daily flights on Wednesday, and again on Thursday.
An arbitrator has ruled that a proposed joint business agreement (JBA) among American, British Airways and Iberia would not violate the terms of American’s pilot contract. The Allied Pilots Association and American both presented evidence and arguments to an independent arbitration board hearing, and the board ruled in favor of American. “The decision cited a history of prior contract negotiations supportive of international code sharing with British Airways and the likely economic benefits to American of the [JBA],” the airline said.
– The International Civil Aviation Organization’s agreement on an environmental policy came as welcome news to aviation industry leaders, who view it as an important step in keeping the regulation of aviation environmental policy within ICAO. ICAO concluded a three-day, high-level meeting on climate change in Montreal this month with the approval of a declaration that affirms the commitment to address aviation emissions and an agreement of a broad outline of measures.
