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.
The future of Airbus is riding to a large extent on the success of its new A350 widebody, designed to compete head-to-head with Boeing's hugely popular 787 and 777. And while final assembly is underway at last, the European airframer still faces major challenges before the first jet is delivered in 2014—and even before first flight next year.
FRANKFURT — Germany is rushing to buy an initial 7.5% stake of EADS before year’s end to ensure its power in Europe’s largest aerospace company is similar to that of France, although an economics ministry report warns of the time constraint on concluding the transaction within the next two months.
Airbus Chief Operating Officer-Customers John Leahy expects the A320NEO to retain a market share of about 60% over the long term. Leahy on Thursday told the French American Foundation in Paris that he does not expect the current share of about two-thirds to hold, but that Airbus will lead the market in that category by a significant margin.
