He started his journalism career in 1992 as a freelance writer for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest daily national newspaper and soon specialised in air transport. Jens joined Aviation Week and Aviation Daily in 2000 as one of the European correspondents. Later his role was expanded to cover international air transport. In 2013 he was named Managing Editor Commercial.
Jens frequently appears on radio and TV to comment on industry matters. In 2003, he received the Hugo Junkers Award of the German aviation press for his coverage of Fairchild Dornier’s bankruptcy. He was named the country’s top travel and air transport writer by the Travel Industry Club three times. Jens graduated from the Munich School of Journalism.
With final ground tests nearing completion in Toulouse, the first Airbus A350 test aircraft appears to be just days away from its first flight, which would initiate a flight-test program that is expected to last about a year. MSN001 was scheduled to perform high-speed taxi tests and high-power engine runs at the end of last week, after the aircraft's Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines had been powered up for the first time June 2.
German airline investor Intro Aviation is understood to be close to buying Air France’s loss making regional operator City Jet. Industry sources tell Aviation Week the deal is not yet firmed, but is likely to be closed in the coming weeks. Intro declined to comment. City Jet has been an Air France-subsidiary since 2002. The airline operates a broad network from London City Airport as well as other regional services on behalf of Air France, partly on an aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance basis.
