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 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is calling on FAA and agency contractor Lockheed Martin to fix problems with the flight service station system. AOPA received hundreds of complaints about FSS in one month, AOPA President Phil Boyer said in a letter to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey. Boyer claims there have been three system outages in the past two weeks, with the longest lasting more than an hour. AOPA also cites "computer glitches, excessive hold times, dropped calls and poor quality briefings/services."
Netherlands-based aircraft lessor AerCap yesterday revealed an order for 10 Airbus A330-200s, adding to its existing orders for this type. AerCap ordered 20 A330-200s in December, and company said the latest order will help it meet the demand for "modern smaller widebody aircraft." It only took AerCap four months to arrange customers for 13 of the original 20 orders, said CEO Klaus Heinemann. The company ordered 32 A320s in 1999 and another 70 in December 2005 through a joint venture with LoadAir. -AS
Louisiana leaders are joining with the U.S. controllers' union and other aviation groups to urge FAA to speed up efforts to reopen the control tower at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, which was extensively damaged in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina.
