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).
The seven-day China national day holiday season, known as the Golden Week, failed to reached pre-pandemic numbers and even sunk below 2020 levels, recording 9.29 million passengers, or 19.6% lower year-on-year (YOY), according to China aviation authorities.
A day after announcing a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with South Korea, the Singapore government revealed eight more partner countries in Europe and North America.