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.
CANBERRA SAVES: The Australian government is looking for savings in defense administration worth A$1 billion ($900 million) a year that it could put into frontline forces and their equipment.
Japan Airlines will add its code to six more routes operated by China Eastern between China and Japan from March 30. The additional code shares will give the two carriers joint services to 13 Chinese cities on 36 routes. Of the total of 318 flights per week, Japan Airlines will operate around 180, to 10 Chinese airports. The two have been code-share partners since September 2002 and since Feb. 1 they have also agreed on a reciprocal frequent flyer program, whereby passengers can accumulate mileage points traveling on either airline.
Australia is seeking to fill a major gap in its military capabilities with Boeing EA-18 Growler electronic warfare aircraft, which it says it may now order as part of its purchase of the standard two-seat version of the Super Hornet, the F/A-18F. The new Labor government, elected in November, says it will stick with the contract for 24 Super Hornets, which it previously said might be canceled.
