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.
American plans to launch a new international route between Fort Lauderdale and Kingston, Jamaica, starting June 1 with Boeing 737-800s in a two-class configuration. The new flight, still subject to government approval, would complement AA Jamaica service from Miami, New York Kennedy and Dallas/Fort Worth.
Demand for medium-sized freighters may mean Boeing’s 767 production line in Everett, Wash., isn’t likely to fade away soon despite the company’s loss of the KC-45 U.S. Air Force tanker contract to Northrop/EADS. “We haven’t made a decision yet to rescind the offerability of our current models,” says a Boeing official. “All the planes we’re making now are still offerable.” The company still offers the 767-300ER/400ER/300F, although with just 38 total orders, the 767-400ER was not a big seller.
A disabled aircraft had to be towed off a runway at Boston Airport Sunday, causing 31 flight delays. Aside from the runway blockage at Boston, flight delays were relatively low on the weekend, a welcome change from February when the average daily delay count was about 1,600. There were 978 delays Sunday, and just 518 Saturday, caused mainly by wind. Friday saw snowy weather in many parts of the Northeast and 1,276 flight delays.
