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.
Guy Norris (Los Angeles), Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Graham Warwick (Washington)
The tempo of new turboprop airliner and engine development is, by its very nature, slower than that of the turbofan-powered jetliner. Although confined to a niche market, turboprops have set such a high benchmark for efficiency since the 1990s that they have made themselves irreplaceable. Added to this, the overall lower volume of production and turnover in regional turboprops have made it tough to close the business case for expensive step-change replacements.
Lufthansa no longer plans to divest its catering business LSG SkyChefs, as the unit shows signs of positive financial performance. “LSG is, and will remain, an important part of Lufthansa,” CFO Simone Menne said during the company’s May 2 first quarter earnings call. “It’s positive development is encouraging and [LSG] will continue to work without a partner.”
Lufthansa is expected to add new members to its executive board soon in an effort widely interpreted as a move by CEO Christoph Franz to strengthen his control over the airline and address staff disputes more effectively.
