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 Senate Finance Committee will launch the second phase of the FAA reauthorization debate, scheduling a hearing Thursday to examine the future of aviation financing and the aviation trust fund. The Finance Committee and the Ways & Means Committee on the House side are responsible for deciding what changes should be made to aviation taxes during the reauthorization process. Testifying at Thursday's hearing will be FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag and GAO's Gerald Dillingham. -AS
World Air Holdings this week reported a net loss of $2.3 million for 2006, compared to a profit of $31.6 million in 2005, partly due to a drop in military flying in the fourth quarter. Full-year revenue increased by 5% to $825.7 million as the addition of North American offset a 17% drop in revenue from military operations. World saw "an unexpected curtailment of military troop movements" in the last half of December, and was also subject to a penalty in the second quarter for not achieving minimum performance standards in military operations.
American yesterday made some substantial changes to its London service, switching existing flights to Heathrow and adding a new route between New York Kennedy and London Stansted. The changes will boost American's London services to 20 roundtrips a day. The airline will launch the JFK to Stansted route Oct. 28, and it plans to add a second roundtrip in the spring of 2008.
