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).
Long-haul LCC AirAsia X has been contracted by French logistics provider Geodis to fly scheduled cargo flights within the Asia-Pacific region, giving the debt-laden airline a much-needed income stream as its restructuring continues.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has inducted the first two of four Leonardo AW139 helicopters that it is leasing from oil and gas aviation provider Weststar Aviation Services.
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the Lockheed Martin F-35C involved in a “landing mishap” on Jan. 24 fell into the South China Sea and the service is now drawing up plans to salvage the aircraft.
