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.
Newly renamed Brussels Airlines hopes to make its European operations profitable within the next few years. The company -- founded through the merger of SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express -- aims at a 5% operating margin in 2008, said Chairman Etienne Davignon. The merger deal was announced early last year, but the two airlines continued to operate as separate brands.
Boeing appears close to signing its first customer for airline passenger versions of the 747-8, but with the program moving from concept to design, some of its milestones appear to be slipping. First flight of the freighter version is now planned for January 2009, says Boeing 747 Vice President Dan Mooney. The event was planned for the last quarter of 2008, though a company official backtracked and acknowledged that 2009 seems more likely. No single program development is seen as causing the delay.
