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.
MUNICH, Germany – EADS and its industrial partners would have to repay European governments €5.7 billion ($7.3 billion) if the A400M military airlifter were terminated, although the bill is unlikely to come due with key aircraft customers remaining committed to the project.
Airbus remains concerned about airline customer financing, but after deciding to curtail single-aisle production and freezing widebody output rates, the aircraft maker remains overbooked for delivery slots this year, and is even more overbooked for the next two.
Air Berlin is seriously considering selling its subsidiary LTU and may entirely pull out of long-haul services, according to company sources. The airline’s board of directors authorized CEO Joachim Hunold and the executive board to prepare the sale of LTU, according to an internal letter addressed to the airline’s senior management obtained by the Daily.
