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.
Delta flight attendants will vote between April 23 and June 3 on whether to have union representation, the National Mediation Board says. Delta management is attempting to convince attendants they would be much better served by retaining a “direct relationship with management” instead of opting for representation by the Association of Flight Attendants.
FAA controllers had to contend with three serious ATC outages over the weekend of March 22 — including two on the same day at some of the agency’s largest ATC facilities. The outages affected the Miami en route center, the Northern California terminal radar approach control facility, and the tower at Augusta, Ga., according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
British Airways plans to move more than 1,000 vehicles, aircraft and equipment items across Heathrow airport tonight, to prepare for the opening of its new Terminal 5. The south runway will be closed between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. while the vehicles shift from Terminals 1 and 4 to Terminal 5. However, airport operations will not be affected. “Putting up the closed for business sign [at Heathrow] is not an option…this is a massive logistical exercise, which is without parallel,” BA CEO Willie Walsh said.
