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 has started joining the front fuselage of the first Airbus A350 at its Saint Nazaire plant in France. The section comprises the nose section made by Aerolia and the forward fuselage from Premium Aerotec. The entire part is 21 meters (69 ft.) long. Once completed, it will be flown to the final assembly line in Toulouse by Beluga, likely in early 2012. The fuselage will be part of the static test airframe used for load and fatigue ground testing. It will be followed by MSN1, one of five aircraft to be used for the flight-test campaign.
The Air Berlin board of directors is said to be debating the status of negotiations with possible strategic investors, but is unlikely to make a decision right away, industry sources tell Aviation Week.
If the European Union loses control of its sovereign debt crisis, airline industry losses could reach $8.3 billion, and the effects could be felt worldwide, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. Europe would be the most affected, “but we doubt any region will be able to escape losses,” the organization warned yesterday during its annual media day.
