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.
Hail shattered the windscreen and damaged the radome of a China Southern Airlines Airbus A380 May 26 as it approached the airspace of Beijing Capital International Airport, where it landed safely after the aircrew declared an emergency.
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A380 suffered severe damage to the outer layer of its windscreen when it ran into hail as it neared Beijing, causing the flight crew to declare a Mayday.
Private Chinese space launcher builder Landspace has tested a complete methane-burning space launch main engine, laying the groundwork for a move to higher thrust.
