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.
Bombardier would not have to develop a new, larger wing for the C Series, should it decide to stretch the aircraft further, Fred Cromer, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said here.
Orders for large new commercial aircraft may have slowed during the first half of 2016, but the large backlogs the airframers are sitting on remain solid, according to a new Deloitte analysis.
