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 received a total of 117 new aircraft orders in the first six months of this year, according to data released yesterday. The figure highlights how profound the effects of the failed A350 program have been for the manufacturer -- in the same period, Boeing collected 480 orders, including 69 787s. Airlines are expecting fundamental changes to the A350 design and held back from ordering the aircraft on the basis of existing facts. Airbus sold only 13 A350s in the period, plus 96 A320 series aircraft, five A330s and three A340s.
Traffic patterns at Europe's major hub airports could shift significantly if the European Commission goes ahead with plans to regulate secondary slot trading. Smaller European destinations could suffer as a result of legalized slot-trading schemes, officials said at a European Union Airport Coordinators Assn. (EUACA) seminar here. Airlines warned of unknown risks if the current slot regime is changed substantially.
