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).
Greater Bay Airlines, a new Hong Kong-based venture by Chinese billionaire Wong Cho-bau, is reportedly willing to take in former Cathay Pacific Group staff members as it waits for its air operator certificate.
The Indonesia ministry of transport has agreed to inject IDR216.5 billion ($14.7 million) in subsidies for selected airports in the archipelago in a bid to reduce airfares and promote air travel.
