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.
Aeroflot plans to buy five used Airbus A330s to fill a short-term capacity gap in its long-haul fleet. The airline could add up to 15 A330s in the coming years, Deputy CEO Lew Koschljakow said in an interview. Aeroflot earlier said it wanted to buy 22 Boeing 787s and 22 A350s, but the Boeing deal appears to be shelved for the time being. The order for the A350 could still materialize in the next few months, but the aircraft will not be available until 2013 at the earliest. -JF
British Airways yesterday went with Boeing in the first round of its long-expected fleet renewal. The airline placed an order for four Boeing 777-200ERs and selected the type over the rivaling Airbus A330. "It was a close decision between the Boeing 777s and the Airbus A330s", British Airways Commercial Director Robert Boyle said. "However, the ease of assimilating up to eight aircraft into our existing 777 fleet, rather than having a small number of A330s, swung the balance in Boeing's favor."
Airbus canceled its long-expected announcement on the Power 8 restructuring plan that was scheduled on Feb. 20, after top executives disagreed on important parts of the turnaround plan at an EADS board meeting on Sunday.
