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.
United Aircraft Corp.’s (UAC’s) CEO Mikhail Pogosyan says his company is “analyzing a possible partnership” to develop a widebody with Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac. Speaking at the Farnborough air show, the head of the Russian aerospace conglomerate said, “We are thinking of critical technologies that we need to have for such an aircraft.” China has tentative plans to develop a new widebody, dubbed the C929. But there appears to be no fixed timeline for development or launch, given that Comac is busy developing the C919 narrowbody.
Stepping up production rates across five lines and finalizing the company’s future twin-aisle strategy remain Boeing’s immediate priorities. That’s the main message from incoming Boeing Commercial President Ray Conner, who takes the reins from Jim Albaugh at a decisive time for the manufacturer. “We’ve got a lot on our plate, and we’re starting to make headway in the marketplace and in production,” says Conner, who acknowledges his arrival comes as Boeing turns a corner.
Bombardier marked the start of the Farnborough air show by recording a conditional commitment from a yet-unidentified customer for five CSeries CS100s and 10 CS300s. The order brings CSeries commitments to 153 aircraft from 13 customers, with the larger CS300 version, which can seat up to 149 passengers, slightly ahead in commitment totals. The CS300 has 82 orders in its backlog; the CS100 71.
