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.
Software problems led Embraer to postpone certification of its new 70-seat Embraer 170, originally scheduled in June, the second significant delay for the program. Speaking on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show, Embraer CEO Mauricio Botelho said certification is now expected in November. Botelho told The DAILY that the case was presented to him only last week and that he immediately decided to push back certification efforts.
Boeing will decide within a year how many engine choices to offer on its proposed new 7E7 Dreamliner aircraft, but Boeing Commercial CEO Alan Mulally hinted at the Paris Air Show that a single supplier would bring benefits.
DBA's new owner Hans-Rudolf Woehrl has threatened to layoff one third of the airline's staff, company sources told The DAILY. According to the sources, Woehrl told employees on Monday that the layoffs could still be avoided if wages could be cut by 20% quickly. The airline has 16 aircraft with close to 900 staff and operates predominantly in Germany's domestic network. Previously, the company was believed to be overstaffed. -JF
