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).
As part of efforts to curb the Wuhan coronavirus, the Chinese central government has begun to isolate the city and close all public transport nodes, including airports and train stations.
With positive operational tailwinds and asset disposals in 2019, China’s Hainan Airlines announced in a stock announcement that it is expecting an estimated net profit between CNY450 million ($65.2 million) and CNY675 million for fiscal 2019, reversing the CNY3.6 billion loss it made in 2018.