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 is expanding the application of Sensis Corp. runway safety technology at New York Kennedy Airport and is considering further growth in this program elsewhere, according to Sensis executives.
FAA is awarding $600,000 contracts to four carriers to trial cockpit moving map displays for use in runway operations. The money will be used to install electronic flight bags with moving-map capability, according to an FAA website. The four carriers are SkyWest, Piedmont, US Airways and Southwest. Other carriers will be added to the trial later. The House aviation subcommittee is scheduled to hold a runway safety hearing today.
House lawmakers yesterday passed a six-month extension for FAA’s operating authority, which will sustain the agency’s programs into the next administration but is well short of the 12-month extension called for by FAA head Robert Sturgell.
