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.
Oneworld yesterday confirmed that JAL, Malev and Royal Jordanian will join the alliance April 1, bringing another 20 million frequent flyer members into the fold. Most of these additional frequent flyer members -- about 19.5 million -- are from the JAL group, with about 75,000 from Malev and 90,000 from Jordanian. Aer Lingus is scheduled to withdraw from oneworld April 1, although Dragonair, LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador are expected to join as affiliate members this year.
El Al plans to boost its direct service to Los Angeles and Miami, although the carrier is cutting its direct flight to Chicago. Beginning March 25, El Al will increase the frequency of the Miami flights from twice to three times a week. Los Angeles flights will be increased from three to four times a week during the summer months, from June 25 through Aug. 27.
JAL is making major adjustments to its domestic route network for fiscal 2007, dropping unprofitable routes while adding others. The airline described the changes as the biggest review of domestic operations since 2002. The plan is part of JAL's efforts to "build a business structure that generates stable income...and increases profitability," the airline said. JAL's fiscal 2007 will begin April 1.
