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.
Liberalization may not be for everyone. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) seems to be accepting a bigger role for private airlines while looking less favorably on a carrier that is partly foreign owned.
Avic is broadening its general aviation portfolio with the acquisition of Thielert, a bankrupt German maker of diesel engines for aircraft—including a U.S. Army version of the General Atomics Predator.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is showing no sign of granting Jetstar Hong Kong access to mainland China, casting doubt over the potential scale of the low-cost subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines and Qantas Airways that is due to begin operations this year. Without mainland rights, Jetstar Hong Kong would be limited to addressing Asian markets where budget-airline competition is abundant. One of the strengths of the carrier’s business plan was its potential to offer budget fares to mainland Chinese travelers.
