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.
The Vietnamese branch of AirAsia will begin flying in August, following the signing of the partnership agreement that brings it into the budget airline chain, setting it up to compete with Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific. Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd., whose 30% stake in the company was approved this week over the objections of Vietnam Airlines, says its new affiliate, VietJet Aviation, has tentatively adopted the trade name VietJet AirAsia.
Bradley Perrett (Singapore), Michael Mecham (Singapore)
The civil aircraft projects of China and Japan will be heavily supported by Western first-tier suppliers who can offer much of the integration expertise that the upstart manufacturers lack. While this lack of experience in bringing together a whole aircraft is often seen as a key obstacle for companies such as Mitsubishi Aircraft, Comac and the ambitious subsidiaries of the Avic group, to a large extent they can simply contract such Western manufacturers as Goodrich and Honeywell to take on some of the integration load.
Virgin Blue Airlines of Australia, its long-haul branch, V Australia and Virgin America will join their frequent flyer programs. Club members on the Australian and U.S. carriers will immediately begin earning points when they fly on the partner airlines. By the end of 2010, they will be able to redeem points on the partners’ flights.
