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 is close to converting options for five more Boeing 777Fs after the airline has seen a significant improvement in demand in some of its key markets. “We plan to replace our MD-11s with Boeing 777s and not only with five or 10,” Executive Vice President Sales Andreas Otto said at a Lufthansa Cargo event near Frankfurt.
It is no coincidence that the first official statement of any of the affected companies came from Toulouse: Airbus “welcomed“ the decision of the Indian government to allow scheduled A380 flights into the country. But the change may have less significance than it appears at first sight.
