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.
The Embraer 170/190 family made further inroads into the world of low-fare airlines after British low-fare regional carrier FlyBE placed an order for up to 26 Embraer 195s. First delivery is scheduled in August 2006, to continue through November 2007. The deal comprises 14 firm orders and 12 options. The aircraft will be configured for 118 seats. The order is considered an important breakthrough for the 195, which has been slow to sell, compared with its smaller peers -- the 170, 175 and 190.
Austrian Airlines is evaluating the renewal of its long-haul fleet, CEO Vagn Soerensen told The DAILY last week at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Tokyo, and is looking at ordering the Boeing 787 or the Airbus A350. Austrian's current long-haul fleet consists of Airbus A330s and A340s, as well as Boeing 767s and 777s it inherited from Lauda Air. Soerensen said he would like to focus on a single airplane type, rather than operating a mixed fleet. -JF
Key customers for the Airbus A380 are expressing frustration--and will seek compensation from the manufacturer--after learning the giant aircraft will be up to six months late.
