Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.
Prior to joining the Aviation Week team in 2017, 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).
PAL Holdings, the parent company of Philippine Airlines (PAL), has reported a net loss of PHP10.3 billion ($202 million) for 2019, widening from the PHP4.3 billion deficit in 2018.
A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft has crashed close to the airport in Karachi on May 22 en route from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport.
China has conducted its first remote tower operation at Xinyuan Nalati Airport (NLT) with a China Express Airlines flight controlled remotely from the Xinjiang Airport Group’s center in Urumqi, 385 km away.
