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.
Astar is filing an arbitration claim against Merrill Lynch for more than $36 million in damages after much of ASTAR’s cash reserves, invested in Auction Rate Securities on Merrill Lynch’s recommendation, have become locked up in these securities.
FAA believes more airlines this summer will begin using a new continuous descent approach (CDA) procedure available on one of the approaches to Los Angeles Airport. The CDA was introduced on the RIIVR One approach on Dec. 20, and FAA plans to roll out two more CDAs at LAX this year.
As Singapore Airlines brings in the first Airbus A380 passenger flight to London Heathrow today, British Airways is making preparations to begin its own A380 service at Heathrow. BA will already have a lot of experience with the aircraft by the time its first A380s arrive in 2012. The U.K. carrier won the contract to provide maintenance for SIA’s A380s at Heathrow, with the work to be carried out by BA’s Customer Engineering Group.
