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.
FedEx is expecting another increase in peak-day volumes this year, signaling a strong holiday shipping season despite expectations of sluggishness in the U.S. economy. The carrier forecasts 11.3 million packages will move through its express and ground networks on Dec. 17, compared with its usual daily average of about 7 million. Dec. 17 will also be the busiest day for FedEx's Express unit, which will handle about 5 million packages. FedEx Ground's peak day is expected to be Dec. 10.
China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) has selected Sensis Corp. for an important satellite navigation pilot project at two Chinese airports, which could be a precursor to nationwide deployment of an automatic dependent surveillance -- broadcast (ADS-B) system.
Boeing's Commercial Airplanes head Scott Carson last week weighed into the debate over demand management at U.S. airports, warning that any such moves would be counterproductive in the long term. Proposals to introduce congestion pricing and to cap hourly operations are effectively an admission that industry and government "have failed," Carson said in an Oct. 26 speech to the Aero Club of Washington. Measures like these are "inefficient, costly and detrimental" to the wider economy, he said.
