Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.
Prior joining AWN, Chuanren was a regular serviceman in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Air Defense and Operations Command. He now serves the RSAF Air Force Information Center as a reservist. He holds a Bachelor of Mass Communications as well as a Diploma in Mechatronics (Aerospace).
Vietjet Air is following through with its order for 200 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft, which the LCC had put on hold after the grounding of the type in 2019.
In a sign that the tourism sector is recovering, seven airlines will increase total weekly services between Singapore and South Korea by 60% in June, including a new city pairing, Singapore–Jeju.
China’s ministry of finance and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) are rolling out an aid package for the country’s domestic airlines currently financially affected by lockdowns and closed borders.
