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.
Most major world regions saw smaller year-on-year declines in international traffic during June, but this improvement versus the May decline comes at the expense of huge revenue drops, IATA said. Overall, international traffic was down 7.2% in June, compared to the same month in 2008. In May, traffic dropped 9.3% year-on-year. The June capacity cut of 4.3% did not keep pace with the traffic decline, depressing international load factor 2.3 points to 75.3%. Revenues dropped 25%-30%, IATA estimated.
Adrian Schofield (Washington), Andrew Compart (Washington), Darren Shannon (Washington)
Despite emerging signs of demand stability, U.S. airlines are eyeing the fall travel season with great trepidation. A renewed slump in this period will put intense pressure on airline liquidity—and that threat, along with earlier losses, is dispelling the last hopes of a profitable 2009 for almost all carriers.
Adrian Schofield (Washington), Andrew Compart (Washington), Darren Shannon (Washington)
Despite emerging signs of demand stability, U.S. airlines are eyeing the fall travel season with great trepidation. A renewed slump in this period will put intense pressure on airline liquidity—and that threat, along with earlier losses, is dispelling the last hopes of a profitable 2009 for almost all carriers.
