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.
Robert Wall (Broughton, Wales), Jens Flottau (Broughton, Wales), Guy Norris (Broughton, Wales)
Airbus and Boeing could boost narrowbody production ratesas a result of airlines’ growing interest in new aircraft and the renewed availability of commercial financing.
LOT Polish Airlines has converted part of an earlier order for Embraer 175s to the larger Embraer 195. The airline in 2007 ordered 12 Embraer 175s, of which four have been delivered and four more will be handed over in 2010. The remaining four aircraft will be switched to the larger model. The 195s will be delivered starting next year.
Lufthansa plans to claim damages from German authorities for the closure of airspace last month due to ash clouds from the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano.
