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 Airlines and the Star Alliance carriers are one step closer to forging a partnership that would control the largest share of transatlantic traffic, thanks to an initial go-ahead from U.S. regulators. This move is part of a major shake-up of the Atlantic market that sees U.S. and European carriers maneuvering into three giant competing entities.
ILFC is negotiating a $5 billion line of credit with the New York Federal Reserve that could help it extricate itself from AIG, according to multiple news reports yesterday. The money would reportedly come from bailout funding already committed to AIG.
American told employees this week there will be no significant pay increases for non-union work groups and management positions, and the carrier will also not be taking on any new hires.
