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.
ANA Group this week reported its net profit fell by 8.5% to $80 million in the December quarter, although profit for the nine months through December soared by 42.5% to $367 million. The net profit for the first three quarters of ANA's fiscal year was the highest ever recorded for this period. The airline attributes this growth to strong demand -- especially in business travel -- helped by the continuing recovery of the Japanese economy. Frequency growth helped ANA capture this rising demand, the airline said.
Air Canada yesterday revealed plans to dramatically increase its China service with more flights on its Beijing and Shanghai routes. The airline will add a second daily Vancouver-Beijing service to operate between July 1 and Sept. 30. The Toronto-Shanghai route will have three daily flights starting April 6, which will be boosted to daily service from June 30 through the summer. The extra summer frequencies will add 50% to Air Canada's China flights. It will have five daily nonstops between Canada and China during the heart of the summer. -AS
United CEO Glenn Tilton yesterday fired a broadside at critics of transatlantic open skies and domestic airline mergers, saying they are helping to keep U.S. airlines from competing with their foreign competitors.
