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.
Turkish Airlines firmed up an order for three more Airbus A330-300s Friday. That takes the total outstanding order for the type to 10 aircraft in addition to the seven it already operates. The A330-300s will be used on medium-haul routes in a 319-seat, two-class configuration, Turkish said. The airline also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for two A330-200Fs. The first prototype made its first flight this week.
Robert Wall (Barcelona, Spain), Jens Flottau (Barcelona, Spain), Andy Compart (Barcelona, Spain)
The Middle East’s low-fare airline sector has been the biggest growth industry in commercial air transport recently and indications are that the field will continue its upward trend as fresh competitors emerge. “The market is growing [but] the environment is not an easy one,” says Adel Ali, chief executive of Air Arabia, the region’s largest low-fare carrier.
Robert Wall (Hamburg), Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Douglas Barrie (Broughton, England )
Efforts to introduce fuel-burn improvements on the Airbus A380 are advancing even as the European aircraft maker continues to struggle with basic production of the mega-transport.
