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 expects to secure more than 200 firm orders for its relaunched A350, Chief Operating Officer-Customers John Leahy told reporters in Paris yesterday. The figure will include most of the 100 firm orders Airbus received for the original version of the aircraft. Leahy said he does not anticipate a significant number of the original A350 customers to cancel their orders.
Emirates is putting increased pressure on Airbus to compensate adequately for the delayed deliveries of the A380. Emirates Airline President Tim Clark said in interviews yesterday that talks about compensation would start within the next few weeks. The company has calculated a number that the delay has cost in terms of lost revenues and growth.
Airbus plans to consolidate single-aisle production at its Hamburg plant, French media reported earlier this week. Louis Gallois, CEO of both EADS and Airbus, is said to have told French union representatives that Airbus plans to close the Airbus A320 final assembly line in Toulouse by 2013 and will move all the work to Hamburg. EADS and Airbus declined comment.
