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.
Chinese short-haul carrier Hefei Airlines could begin flying by the end of the year, say its owners, and likely will operate Avic MA60 or MA600 turboprops. Establishing the airline, which was first proposed last year, has been formally approved by the government of Hefei, an inland city about 300 km (200 mi.) west of Shanghai. Part of the reason for creating the carrier is to make use of the city’s new airport, Xinqiao, which the government says is close to opening.
