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.
Airbus will contribute a quarter of the development value for the rotorcraft, which will be based on the European manufacturer’s H155, formerly called EC155 B1.
South Korea has launched full-scale development of the LCH-LAH civil and military helicopter, signing contracts with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) that value the program at 1.6 trillion won ($1.44 billion) in non-recurring costs.
The carrier will be called Ningbo Airlines, and have 16-20 aircraft by 2020, municipal media report, citing the agreement between HNA and city administration.
