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.
A slowdown in Asian airfreight growth during the past year seems unlikely to shift the longer trend in which the region increasingly dominates the global industry. The rise of the Chinese economy is propelling the region's airfreight in many ways--and none of those fundamental drivers looks likely to change anytime soon.
Boeing's 787 suppliers in Japan are "basically" on track, the U.S. company says as the first parts for the first aircraft are due to arrive in Seattle. A media tour of Boeing's three big Japanese partners on Monday revealed no hint of a significant hold-up on the 787. Boeing executives have repeatedly assured airlines the 787 will meet its production timetable.
Three major accidents within 10 weeks, 123 deaths and now a safety warning from the U.S. have prompted tougher action from Indonesia, which says it will close airlines within three months if they fail to improve their operations. The country will also audit its airports. About half of the 19 main facilities don't comply with international safety standards, it says.
