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.
Low-fare carriers have all but abandoned their original model in favor of broadening their presence in higher-yield markets. In the next phase of expected slower growth, even more innovation may be needed. The pressure to come up with new revenue streams is particularly intense in Europe and North America, where markets are mature and growth is slackening even for market leaders such as Southwest Airlines, Ryanair and EasyJet. And carriers in faster-growing markets are also adding creative product features.
Airbus is studying how to increase production of its single-aisle aircraft to up to 50 per month. The move is based on the manufacturer's updated global market forecast, which sees even higher demand for all categories of aircraft than predicted a year ago. John Leahy, chief operating officer for customers, believes the European manufacturer will soon decide to raise monthly output to 44 from the currently planned 42. He said in an interview that the 60 units Boeing is looking at as part of its longer-term plans were “ridiculous.”
