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.
Juneyao Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for five Boeing 787-9s, with the aim of building up a long-haul operation that will take business from China Eastern Airlines.
Some SkyTeam member airlines may stay at Beijing Capital International Airport, despite most of the alliance members planning to shift to the city’s new airport once it is complete.
Malaysia has no plans to economize by buying Chinese combat aircraft, despite a budget squeeze that is forcing the Southeast Asian nation to defer equipment purchases.