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.
Emirates yesterday announced Toronto will be its first destination in Canada, opening a market it has been eyeing for a long time despite restrictive aviation rights between the two countries.
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey's trip to China last week resulted in a new aviation commitment aimed at increasing cooperation between the two nations in ATC, certification and training. Blakey and Chinese Civil Aviation Minister Yang YuanYuan identified ways they could build on the existing cooperation agreement, which was completed in 2004. The pair signed a Record of Discussion pledging to expand efforts covering "a broad waterfront," Blakey said.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association wants to have a greater say in high-level efforts aimed at reducing delays at New York-area airports. The union said there is a risk that proposals for new air traffic procedures may not be physically possible or could pose conflicts with existing traffic patterns. Having controllers at the table early in the process would save a lot of time by identifying any aspects of proposals that would not work, NATCA's New York representative Dean Iacopelli told The DAILY.
