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.
Emirates’ second Airbus A380 will be delayed by several weeks, the airline confirmed yesterday. The aircraft was scheduled to arrive in October, but that date will slip because of the longer-than-expected process to outfit the cabin. Emirates in late July received its first A380 that currently flies three weekly roundtrips between Dubai and New York. Singapore Airlines is scheduled to take its sixth A380 this month and Qantas is to receive its first A380 on Sept. 19.
Italian Labor Minister Maurizio Sacconi wants negotiations with Alitalia’s unions to be completed within 10 days, he said after a meeting with worker representatives on Monday.
Insolvency proceedings involving Grob Aerospace have effectively stalled progress on the SPn utility jet and raised uncertainty about what schedule may be achievable even if financing can be raised to keep the company afloat.
