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.
Already a growing power in the air transport sector, the United Arab Emirates is setting up Dubai Aerospace Enterprises and intends to invest $15 billion to become a major player in everything from aircraft leasing and airport development to component manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul.
Airbus President and CEO Gustav Humbert expects a minimum of 350-400 orders this year, after the manufacturer collected more than 1,000 orders in 2005. It would be "highly unlikely" that the record year could be repeated in the next year, Humbert said; however, he predicted that the record backlog of more than 2,100 aircraft could grow further this year -- meaning that Airbus will sell more aircraft than it builds in the period. The backlog means five years of production at high rates, he told The DAILY on the sidelines of the Singapore air show.
