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.
Emirates appears likely to place a significant follow-on order for the Airbus A380, with Emirates Airline President Tim Clark saying "we could easily absorb" between five and 15 additional A380s in the coming years. The airline has already placed an order for 45 A380s and is by far the single largest customer for the type. Following well-publicized Airbus production delays, Emirates expects to receive its first A380 in August 2008. The remainder are to be delivered by 2012, if Airbus manages to tighten its schedule.
Lufthansa aims to double its profit margin, as the airline seeks to close the gap between it and European rivals Air France-KLM and British Airways. "We want to be at the top of the network carriers," CFO Stephan Gemkow said in a conference call with journalists yesterday. Gemkow revealed Lufthansa will launch another cost-cutting plan later this summer but declined to give more details.
British Airways has not yet given up on partner Iberia, saying recently that it is in talks with several potential investors to set up a consortium that could buy the Spanish oneworld member. The consortium would include one private equity firm and at least one or more Spanish partners. BA "ruled out an independent bid for the airline," it said in a statement.
