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).
The RSAF’s IAI Heron 1 medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAS was paired with an undisclosed “small UAS” during an exercise held at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
Engine MRO companies specializing in used survivable material (USM) are noticing an uptick in requirement for widebody engine parts thanks to newfound air cargo demand brought about by reduced belly capacity.