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 has pivoted to moving uncompleted A350s off the production line to finish cabin installation at numerous separate stations as it works to ramp production
Despite committing to diversify its all-Boeing fleet with A321neos on day two of Dubai Airshow, day three saw Flydubai announce up to 75 more 737 MAX orders.
Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says the company could build a stretched version of the A350-1000 and is seeing increasing customer demand for such an aircraft.
