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.
Airbus this year plans to deliver as many aircraft in as it did in 2003, CEO Noel Forgeard predicted yesterday at the Berlin Air Show, adding that the airframer expects orders will end up "in the same ballpark" as last year. While the market was "rather soft" in the first few months of 2004, Forgeard is confident about the second half. Airbus delivered 305 aircraft in 2003. He reported customers are beginning to firm up delivery positions, and some are even asking for earlier slots after several years of deferrals.
Releasing results showing a traffic rebound in April at the carrier, Lufthansa said it has now reached traffic levels comparable to 2001 and 2002. Traffic in April 2003 suffered at the hands of the SARS pneumonia outbreak and the war in Iraq. One year later, April traffic improved as demand on long-haul routes continued to improve.
German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines sees a strong market recovery in air transport over the next few years, and MTU President and CEO Klaus Steffens said that from 2006 onwards he expects the industry to grow consistently by around 5%.
