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.
Barely a week after its debut, the U.S.-European Union open skies agreement is already facing serious questions about its future. Negotiators are preparing to reopen talks over major unresolved differences, and if they cannot find common ground, there is a real risk that it could be rescinded.
FAA’s new hiring plan shows controller numbers rising as hiring exceeds retirements, but the controllers union says the agency is underestimating the attrition rate. FAA says its latest hiring update shows it is “on target” with its plan to stay ahead of the spike in controller retirements. The report shows the agency hired 1,815 controllers in fiscal 2007, compared with losses — including academy attrition — of 1,559.
United canceled nearly a half of its Boeing 777 flights by yesterday afternoon as it scrambled to inspect all 52 aircraft in its 777 fleet. It is the fourth carrier in the past several days to briefly ground large proportions of their fleets to perform snap reinspections.
