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 new shorter-range option for the Airbus A330-300 consists of cabin rearrangements for more seats, derated engines and lower gross weight certification, but no physical changes to the powerplant or airframe. At all offered weights, the A330 will also get cockpit technology from the A350 and A380, including dual head-up displays and new navigation systems.
Four Asian customers will buy 140 Airbus A320-family aircraft in four orders or intended orders announced on Sept. 25. Of those aircraft, 91 are for the re-engined NEO series.
The South Korean air force has managed to derail the selection of the Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle for its F-X Phase 3 fighter requirement, instead pushing for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning but again raising doubts about the openness of the country’s combat aircraft competitions.
