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.
Lufthansa Cargo expects the international freight business to resume growth in early 2004, CFO Heinzu-Ludger Heuberg told The DAILY. "We see some signs for recovery early next year," he said. "We want to grow at least in line with the market trend." Lufthansa Cargo managed to eke out a EUR1 million (US$1.08 million) profit for the first half of 2003 but expects earnings to be up significantly in the second half, partly due to the traditionally strong fourth quarter.
A decision on Swiss International Air Lines' future strategy appears imminent, after the company's powerful administrative board urged management to accelerate its restructuring program designed to keep the struggling airline in business.
Rolls-Royce said yesterday it has successfully completed a blade containment test on the Trent 900 engine that will power the Airbus A380. Test engineers deliberately released a fan blade on a special rig at maximum speed by detonating an electrical charge at its root, and then held the blade safely in a titanium containment system that will surround the engine in flight.Test results "confirm all our expectations and underline the low-risk development of the Trent 900," said Ian Kinnear, director-Airbus programs. -JF
