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.
Lufthansa is against the planned government support for Airbus delivery financing. “We want competition, but we want fair competition,” Lufthansa’s Senior Vice-President of Corporate Fleet, Nico Buchholz, told The DAILY. “This [plan] is annoying,” he said on the sidelines of the first Embraer 195 delivery to Lufthansa subsidiary Air Dolomiti in Sao José dos Campos/Brazil.
Lufthansa expects to sign a firm order for the Bombardier CSeries in the next few months. The airline and the manufacturer have “made good progress” in negotiating the final terms of the contract, says Senior VP-Corporate Fleet Nico Buchholz. Some topics still need to be resolved.
Austrian Airlines has fired its CEO Alfred Oetsch. The airline late last night confirmed media reports in Austria that had been circulating all day. Oetsch’s responsibilities are taken over by Chief Operating Officer Peter Malanik and Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Bierwirth.
