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.
The Air Transport Association is seizing on a recent government report to highlight its calls for business jet operators to pay more of the cost of the U.S. ATC system.
Qantas last week announced expansion on its main transpacific routes to the U.S., with one of the changes giving Brisbane daily service to Los Angeles. Two new weekly flights on the Brisbane route will be added March 27 and April 1, and an additional weekly Sydney-LAX flight on March 30. Qantas is also introducing another Honolulu-Sydney flight per week.
The latest FAA Aerospace Forecast proves once again how quickly fortunes can change in the U.S. airline industry. A year ago, the FAA’s prognosticators foresaw healthy growth in airline demand in Fiscal 2008. Now they believe domestic traffic growth will sputter almost to a standstill as weakening market conditions hit home.
