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.
Adrian Schofield (Washington), Darren Shannon (Washington)
Low-cost carriers are once again being presented with market openings to exploit as the major U.S. airlines scramble to slash service across their networks. But the pickings won’t be so easy for the LCCs this time, since most are feeling just as much pain as their legacy brethren.
Southwest plans no further capacity additions for the remainder of this year — even as competition dissolves further in its markets — and the carrier warns it may not grow at all next year.
