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.
World Air Holdings and Global Aero Logistics last week amended their merger plan, giving World more time to file financial statements and allowing Global's takeover bid to be conditional on financing. Global allowed World to extend the delivery deadline for audited financial statements for the year ending Dec. 31, 2006, and for first-quarter 2007 statements. The full-year statement is now scheduled to be delivered by July 6, and the first-quarter report by Aug. 3.
Continental's pilots union yesterday presented its first contract proposals to the airline after management agreed to begin contract negotiations about nine months early. The contract talks were scheduled to start in April 2008, with the current agreement becoming amendable at the end of next year. The early phases of negotiations will deal with non-economic clauses in the contract, while wage talks will still begin in April.
