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).
Australia and Singapore are holding discussions on an air travel bubble that would allow quarantine-free travel for residents between the countries from July.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways reported a pre-tax profit of VND400 billion ($17 million) for 2020 despite the air transport industry being thrown into crisis.
The provincial government of Hainan has proposed a series of fee rebates and subsidies for air cargo routes to the Chinese island, some offering more than CNY150,000 ($23,000) for a return trip.
