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.
Airbus might need more production capacity for the A350 but has not yet made a decision, EADS CEO Tom Enders said yesterday at the company’s annual news conference in Berlin. “If we see the need for additional capacity, we will look at the business case and then decide.”
Alitalia is facing intense pressure to improve its financial performance and find a longer-term solution to the uncertainty surrounding its shareholder structure after the airline posted dramatically weaker results for 2012. As a consequence, CEO Andrea Ragnetti resigned after only one year on the job.
Having completed a series of indoor tests at Station 30 over the past few weeks, the first Airbus A350, MSN001, has been moved to outdoor Testing Station 18. The aircraft is now structurally complete. Wings, winglets, belly fairing panels and the main landing gear doors are installed. The indoor tests included stability checks for the spoilers, ailerons or rudders. The Station 18 tests will focus on the fuel system, radio equipment and pressurization.
