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 Allied Pilots Association increasingly believes that lack of progress in contract talks with American will lead to labor action, according to the union’s newsletter. “While we hope for a negotiating breakthrough, it now appears management will force us to utilize the final stages of the [Railway Labor Act] to reach a contract resolution,” APA tells its members. The union is holding nationwide meetings to update members on its strategies should it be released from mediation.
The FAA is hiring thousands of air traffic controllers to stay ahead of a spike in retirements, but this is raising new concerns about an increasingly inexperienced workforce. Trainees now comprise a quarter of the U.S. controller staff—up to half at some facilities—and this ratio is set to rise further.
The International Air Transport Association is calling for the Obama Administration to boost funding for ATC modernization in stimulus efforts, and the group also urges the new White House to put aviation liberalization, security and environmental issues on its priority list.
