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.
Australia may increase its planned force of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers under a policy set out in a defense white paper expected within weeks, local media say.
A leading Australian defense think tank is urging Canberra to question the viability of the surface warship before committing to continuous construction of naval vessels in the country.
The move marks China Eastern’s first attempt at opening a new intercontinental route this year. While rivals Hainan Airlines, Air China and China Southern have each moved into several new long-haul markets, China Eastern has merely increased frequencies on current routes.
