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 U.S. is hoping high-level meetings between Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and Chinese officials will help resolve an impasse in U.S.-China aviation negotiations, paving the way for an open skies agreement as early as next month.
Chinese and U.S. aviation officials yesterday confirmed that UPS will be the first non-Chinese carrier to be allowed to operate a hub in China, and at the same time UPS announced it has signed a contract covering the building of its new hub facility at Shanghai's Pudong Airport.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters believes a U.S.-China open-skies agreement can be achieved by the end of May and will tomorrow meet with high-ranking Chinese aviation officials to lay the groundwork for the next round of negotiations.
