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.
Sensis Corp. says its surface surveillance system, known as ASDE-X, is now operational at two major international gateways, Los Angeles and New York Kennedy airports. These two systems bring the operational ASDE-X total to 17, out of the 35 airports that are currently on FAA’s deployment schedule. ASDE-X combines surface movement radar, multilateration and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast to provide accurate position information. It also includes conflict alert functions.
Hill lawmakers have been briefed and are supportive of the nomination of Erroll Southers as the next TSA administrator, sources report. An official announcement is likely to come when lawmakers return to work in September. Southers, who has a lengthy resume in law enforcement and airport security, emerged last week as the favorite for the TSA role.
