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.
BAE Systems will train aviation technicians and maintainers for the Australian defense forces under an A$107 million ($113 million) contract covering the next five years. About 900 students a year will be trained in courses conducted at the Royal Australian Air Force’s base at Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, says the minister for defense material, Mike Kelly.
The South Korean government is looking at backing development of a business jet as the foundation of a national industry capable of building its own complete civil transports. If the program goes ahead, possibly in a year or two, the manufacturer will be Korea Aerospace Industries.
While business aviation is still in its infancy in China, a key regional lender is beginning to see the market evolve. ICBC Financial Leasing has approached business jet leasing not as a form of equipment financing, but rather as part of its service to its wealthiest clients. Those clients have opted for the largest, long-range models.
