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.
BEIJING — China’s forthcoming DFH-4S satellite bus will introduce new technologies for the country’s spacecraft industry, including advances in avionics and batteries, and a plasma propulsion system (PPS).
Air France is seeking an increased subsidy from Wuhan in central China to continue the city’s direct connection to Paris, demand for which has been disappointing, although that city and other secondary Chinese destinations are gaining or planning more intercontinental services. The city of Wuhan is willing to consider a higher subsidy but wants more frequencies in return, says a government source. The subsidy is €30,000 ($40,000) a flight, adds the source.
