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.
American cut its capacity 2.9% in March, but still managed to increase its mainline load factor by holding its traffic loss to 1.4%. Compared to March 2005, consolidated loads were up 1.3 points to 82.4%. Domestic mainline traffic dropped 2.5% on a 3.4% capacity decline, resulting in load factor rising by 0.9 points to 84.2%. International traffic was up 0.8%, and capacity dropped 1.8%. International load factor rose 1.9 points to 79.1%.
Cargo carrier Kitty Hawk saw its revenue nearly double for the fourth quarter of 2006, although a quarterly profit could not prevent a higher full-year loss. The fourth-quarter net profit of $8.3 million was a good turnaround from the $4.1 million loss a year earlier; however, the full-year net loss of $15.6 million was almost double the 2005 deficit of $8.8 million.
The Essential Air Service determinations for Pago Pago, American Samoa, will remain unchanged from those established in 1984, the U.S. Transportation Dept. decided after reviewing seven years of traffic stats and fare data that the island territory hoped would lead to increased frequencies on the Pago Pago-Honolulu route.
