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.
Boeing is “rapidly moving towards the launch” of the 777X, Vice President and General Manager, Airplane Development Scott Fancher said on the sidelines of the Paris air show. The two versions of the aircraft are far advanced in the development process and Boeing is promising its customers an improvement in fuel efficiency of at least 20% compared to current models.
Boeing yesterday launched the Boeing 787-10 at the Paris air show. The manufacturer is going ahead with the development of the aircraft on the back of firm commitments for 102 from five different customers. The first 787-10 is to be delivered in 2018. Among the customers launching the program are Air Lease Corp. (ALC) and Singapore Airlines (SIA), with commitments for 30 aircraft each, United Airlines, with 20 commitments, British Airways (BA), with 12, and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), with 10.
EasyJet has entered a preliminary agreement with Airbus to acquire up to 200 A320NEOs and 35 A320CEOs. The deal is still subject to shareholder approval and is likely to hit some opposition from founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who has opposed further expansion of the airline. The agreement is a major blow for Bombardier, which had been pitching a 160-seat version of its CS300 against Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies.
