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 Chinese health authority has reported a threefold spike in confirmed cases of the Wuhan pneumonia, now known as the Wuhan coronavirus, prompting tighter actions from air travel stakeholders around the globe.
National carrier Thai Airways has appointed Chaiyapruk Didyasarin as its new chairman. Didyasarin, who was vice chairman became acting chairman when Ekniti Nitithanprapas resigned on Nov. 1.
Cathay Pacific Group saw passengers carried for 2019 slip 0.7% year-on-year (YOY) to 134.4 million passengers, reflecting seven months of ongoing anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
