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.
Boeing has started telling its customers to expect serious delivery delays for the Boeing 787 as far out as this summer. Norwegian Air Shuttle on Friday confirmed that it has been alerted by Boeing that delivery of its first two aircraft, previously scheduled for April and June, could be affected. The company stated that Boeing has not announced a new delivery date or given written confirmation of a potential delay.
Rolls-Royce (R-R) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for the initial version of its Trent XWB engine being developed for the Airbus A350. The engine is powering the -800 and -900 variants of the Airbus widebody; R-R is working on a much higher-thrust variant for the -1000 due to be delivered in 2017. R-R’s Trent XWB is the only engine type available for the A350.
African startup Fastjet says the latest round of legal battles it has to fight with the former owner of regional carrier Fly540 Kenya, among others, will not affect its current operations in Tanzania. In a statement, the company “categorically denies” allegations by Five Forty Aviation head Don Smith about unpaid dues and alleged safety breaches.
