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.
FAA administrator nominee Randy Babbitt won’t have the luxury of a honeymoon period in his new role, and he acknowledges that he will quickly have to grapple with major challenges ranging from modernization to labor disputes and funding questions.
Clauses in the House FAA reauthorization bill calling for a review of airline alliances are a major worry for carriers, but should not slow antitrust immunity applications currently being considered by U.S. Transportation Dept., a senior airline lobbyist says.
J. Randolph (Randy) Babbitt, named Friday as the White House pick to be the next FAA administrator, stressed the importance of ATC modernization to the agency’s future.
