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.
Cathay Pacific is confident its latest restructuring moves—including major workforce cuts and axing the Cathay Dragon brand—will allow it to reduce costs sufficiently to weather the COVID-19 crisis.
Cathay Pacific predicts that its passenger capacity will still be less than half pre-COVID-19 levels in 2021, even assuming best-case outcomes prevail.