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.
Klaus Heinemann will step down as CEO of Dutch aircraft leasing specialist AerCap next year. Heinemann will be replaced by Aengus Kelly, who is currently in charge of AerCap’s North American business. The changes become effective with the company’s next annual general meeting in May 2011. AerCap says Heinemann has chosen not to extend his contract beyond his retirement age of 60 that he will reach next year.
Max Kingsley-Jones (London), Andrew Compart (Atlanta), Jens Flottau (Frankfurt )
Airline interest in re-engined transports is gathering momentum as expectations rise that Airbus will confirm plans to launch an upgraded A320 family powered by advanced turbofans this month.
Brussels Airlines is still working toward a quick launch of its new airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The carrier is planning to start services on the Kinshasa-Lubumbashi route, Brussels Airlines CEO Bernard Gustin told The DAILY on the sidelines of the Star Alliance event in Addis Ababa. It could add more domestic destinations later before expanding on international routes to Kigali, Rwanda, and Entebbe, Uganda, among others.
