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.
Airbus should have told its customers about the A380 production problems much earlier, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker said. "They could have seen the problems at least six to eight months before they were published," Al-Baker told London's The Times in an interview. "Like all airlines, when we are buying airplanes, we are committed to certain routes," he said. "We would have been planning at least 10 new routes, but at the moment we have to settle with at least seven. We are unhappy about the delay." -JF
KLM yesterday confirmed a deal to convert six Boeing 737-800 options as part of its network growth plan at the same time it plans to spend about EUR100 million to upgrade its aircraft cabins fleetwide.
