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.
FAA Chief Operating Officer Russell Chew yesterday confirmed he is heading back to the airline industry -- specifically, to Hawaiian -- when he steps down from his FAA post at the end of this month. Chew told FAA senior officials last week that he intended to resign, but he would not immediately reveal who is new employer was. He came to FAA from American, where he held senior operations positions. He told The DAILY last week that he had given FAA Administrator Marion Blakey a three-year commitment, which he exceeded (DAILY, Feb. 7).
Air Canada's operating loss narrowed dramatically in the fourth quarter, although its full-year operating profit dropped to C$114 million, compared with $191 million in 2005. The fourth-quarter operating loss of C$5 million was a C$86-million improvement from a year earlier. Based on strong revenue growth, Air Canada CEO Montie Brewer felt confident enough to declare this was "one of the strongest fourth quarters in Air Canada's history."
Boeing's commercial aircraft head Scott Carson believes the current strong aircraft sales cycle shows no sign of fading, and should regather momentum as U.S. and European legacy carriers begin to place orders.
