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.
Air New Zealand yesterday confirmed it will begin reciprocal code sharing with Air China on some flights, beginning July 1. Air China will put its code on Air NZ flights between Shanghai and Auckland, as well as some flights between New Zealand and Australia. Air NZ will code share on Air China flights between China and Australia. Air China is expected to join the Star Alliance in December.
FAA reauthorization legislation achieved an important milestone Thursday as the House version of the bill was approved at committee level, but in the process it picked up a controversial amendment that appears to be veto bait.
American forecasts it will end the second quarter with $2.6 billion less debt than last year, and balance-sheet improvement efforts are cutting interest costs significantly. By the end of this month, American estimates it will have about $6.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, compared with $5.7 billion in 2006. Net debt will be down to about $11.6 billion from $14.2 billion. Net debt has dropped more than $4.7 billion since the end of 2005.
