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 aims for full power-on of the A350 MSN-001 “by around the end of the year” after the manufacturer completed structural assembly of the airframe. MSN-001 will perform the A350’s first flight; it is the second airframe to be completed following the static test piece last month. Airbus intends to fly MSN-001 in mid-2013. It is one of five aircraft scheduled to participate in the A350’s flight test campaign.
Airbus expects to reach a 36% market share in the commercial air transport market in 2012, according to a presentation at the EADS Global Investor Forum Monday in London. That figure is down from over 60% in 2011, a year that was heavily influenced by the launch of the A320NEO and strong orders for the A320NEO family.
