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 plans to introduce the A350 in at least three batches in an effort to incorporate important changes while keeping to its planned entry-into-service schedule. The most significant modifications to the aircraft will be made in the transition from batch 2 to 3, which is to take place with MSN17, several industry sources tell AviationWeek. Weight Reduction
Lufthansa’s cabin crew union UFO has decided to continue negotiations until next week before calling on members to strike rather than proceed with immediate industrial action. The union yesterday rejected what was declared to be a final contract offer by the airline, saying the proposal was “not negotiable” because it demanded drastic cuts and efficiency gains.
