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.
The White House yesterday nominated Robert S. Rivkin of Illinois to be the U.S. Transportation Dept.’s general counsel. Rivkin is a former general counsel of the Chicago Transit Authority, and has held other corporate and legal senior roles.
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport is the latest to begin using the surface surveillance system that FAA is rolling out to the largest U.S. airports. Manufacturer Sensis Corp. announced that the Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) technology has become operational at Fort Lauderdale, and has been commissioned by FAA. This is the 15th U.S. airport to receive the system, of the 35 deployments currently planned.
Five oneworld airlines yesterday asked the U.S. Transportation Dept. to reject Virgin’s argument that their application for antitrust immunity is not complete.
