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.
Air Malta is on track to meet its restructuring plan’s goals and will break-even next year, the airline’s CEO Peter Davies told Aviation Week yesterday on the sidelines of the European Regions Airline Association annual general assembly in Salzburg, Austria. The airline, which was on the brink of collapse before being rescued by a government loan, expects to close the fiscal year ending in March 2014 with only a small loss of around €3 million ($4 million). That comes after losses of €13 million and €30 million in the previous two financial years.
Garuda Indonesia is broadening its fleet portfolio with a commitment for up to 35 ATR 72-600s. The aircraft are being leased from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), currently ATR’s largest customer. Twenty-five of the aircraft are on firm order, and Garuda has options for 10 more. The decision was made as part of Garuda’s “Quantum Leap 2011-15” program, which—among other objectives—targets better penetration of Indonesia’s potentially vast domestic market.
