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.
Kenyan authorities yesterday afternoon were slowly preparing the resumption of scheduled passenger and cargo flights at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, after a devastating fire Wednesday destroyed large parts of the international terminal.
Airbus and Boeing are again engaged in a serious dispute over comparative performance figures for the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747-8. Following a decision by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to dismiss an Airbus claim over what the manufacturer considers to be misleading advertising content, John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers, says Boeing’s assumptions behind its performance claims are “as outdated and obsolete as the 747.”
Airbus is now near its full-year target to reach more than 1,000 firm orders in 2013. Having signed up firm commitments for an additional 175 aircraft in July, the European manufacturer is now at 932 gross firm orders, 892 net after cancellations, since the start of the year. Airbus’ original sales target was more than 700 aircraft, but management last month revised that upward in the face of strong demand in recent months.
