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.
AirTran yesterday announced it is joining the Air Transport Association, a move that may signal the growing influence of low-cost carriers in the major U.S. airline industry organization. Effective April 1, AirTran will be the 19th member of ATA, joining other LCCs, such as Southwest and JetBlue, in the group. AirTran will retain its membership of the Air Carrier Association of America, a group that represents mainly niche and low-cost carriers. LCCs arguably have more influence at ATA now as they represent a larger slice of the domestic market.
Korean plans to launch a new route between Los Angeles and Sao Paulo, saying this will be the only nonstop service between the two cities. The flights will begin June 2, using Boeing 777-200s configured for 260 passengers in three classes. Subject to government approval, the flights will operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday, leaving LAX at 7:30 p.m. and arriving in Sao Paulo at 11 a.m. The return flight will leave Sao Paulo at 1:30 p.m. and arrive at 9:30 p.m. the same day. Korean currently flies 24 weekly roundtrips from Los Angeles to Seoul and Tokyo.
