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.
AeroLogic, the new cargo airline launched by Lufthansa Cargo and DHL, will start scheduled services in April 2009, the two companies revealed at a news conference this week in Frankfurt. The airline will start its operation with a fleet of two Boeing 777-200LR freighters. The joint venture was announced last year and replaces an existing cooperation agreement of the same name. Lufthansa Cargo has been operating the equivalent of seven MD-11s on behalf of DHL, but that agreement is now superseded by the dedicated airline.
Air France is introducing a new cabin, as it takes delivery of its new Airbus A320 family aircraft. The cabin features new color schemes, larger bins and remodeled ceiling and lighting. The cabin, which Air France says offers passengers more space, will initially be fitted to six aircraft to be delivered this year.
Airbus’ CFO Hans-Peter Ring plans to resign and focus on his position as CFO at Airbus parent EADS. Ring is expected to be replaced by Harald Wilhelm, the company’s chief controlling officer. Ring became CFO at Airbus in late 2006, when Louis Gallois started to serve as joint CEO of Airbus and EADS. Gallois has dropped his Airbus role to focus on the parent, while Thomas Enders is currently leading the group’s biggest subsidiary. Airbus did not comment initially on why Ring took the step. The decision has to be approved by the EADS board before being implemented.
