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).
Taiwan’s health ministry said on May 10 that it will quarantine all China Airlines pilots as a stop-gap solution to curb the spread of new COVID-19 clusters on the island.
The UK Royal Air Force is looking to deploy its Eurofighter Typhoons as well as the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Voyager to Southeast Asia in October to participate in a milestone edition of Exercise Bersama Lima.
Despite significant national resources and funding committed to the containment of COVID-19, the Philippines said it is still pursuing the acquisition of a multirole fighter aircraft under the Armed Forces of Philippines Modernization projects.
