Chen Chuanren
October 27, 2025

747 salvaged

Credit: Airport Authority Hong Kong

Authorities have recovered most of the AirACT Boeing 747-400 converted freighter that overran the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Oct. 20, leaving two ground personnel dead. The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said the tail section of the aircraft and both flight…

Chen Chuanren

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.

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