Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.
Before joining Aviation Week in 2006 he was a macroeconomics, politics and aerospace journalist with Reuters. Perrett holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Macquarie University, Sydney. He left Aviation Week in 2020.
Business aviation services company Jet Aviation expects to begin managing aircraft in China in 2012, relying on its experience, reputation and a wide global network to set it apart from local competitors. The expansion of Jet Aviation into China is part of a larger Asia-Pacific push by parent General Dynamics, says David Paddock, senior vice president for business development and strategic planning at the aviation services company.
HONG KONG — Chinese fighter builder Avic Defense is seeking negotiations with all major Western business jet manufacturers as it looks to launch itself into the field. After China’s slow progress in independently developing commercial aircraft, Avic Defense has concluded that it needs to work with an experienced foreign company to get into business aircraft manufacturing, says one industry executive. Its ambition to build a large, high-performance aircraft has apparently underscored the need for outside help.
Hong Kong Airlines has signed a preliminary order for 32 Boeing 787s and six 777 freighters, while parent HNA Group separately negotiated with Airbus for A380s. Pushing into another part of the aviation market, the executive-transport arm of the rapidly developing group has signed for five business jets from Gulfstream and five from Dassault.
