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.
Embraer has seen a lot of action for its 190 program this week, with 10 orders from Jetscape and the revelation that Virgin Blue was the anonymous customer for another four.
JetBlue yesterday followed up its recent West Coast expansion by significantly boosting its flights out of Austin, a market the carrier says has been performing very strongly. The airline revealed plans for three new routes from Austin, to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and San Francisco. An Austin-Long Beach flight was announced last week as part of the West Coast expansion (DAILY, Feb. 13). All the flights are set to begin May 1.
