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 CEO Tom Enders says he doubts Boeing will drop the 737 MAX soon in favor of an all-new design. “I have heard that rumor, too,” he said May 25. “But it would be difficult to convince the engine makers to spend more money on another major program.” Talk about Boeing possibly pulling development of a new single-aisle forward is linked to its struggles to re-engine the 737NG and reach the same fuel burn improvement promised by Airbus for its A320NEO. Airbus says the aircraft will use 15% less fuel than the classic A320 variant.
If there is an upside to the A380's wing-component cracking saga, it may be that it should enable Airbus to avoid an embarrassing misstep on its next big development program, the A350.
Plagued with massive losses, Finnair is becoming the first European airline to outsource a significant part of its short-haul network. But SAS Scandinavian Airlines, its main rival in the Nordic region, is learning the hard way what can happen when regional partner airlines become unreliable as it too seeks its own financial turnaround.
