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.
Emirates Airline expects its Airbus A380s to start undergoing permanent wing repairs in March. The airline will pull four of the aircraft from service at a time for a period of eight weeks, Emirates Airline President Tim Clark told Aviation Week. That is about six weeks later than planned earlier this year.
That Bombardier's CSeries would not fly this year, as promised, has been the expectation of essentially the entire aerospace industry—except for the manufacturer. Now Bombardier has finally acknowledged the aircraft will not take off on its initial flight before the end of June 2013, but the reasons remain cloudy.
SAS has been one of the world's best-known airline brands for decades, but if the carrier does not succeed in a quick turnaround, it could soon be gone forever. CEO Rickard Gustafson pointed out in a dramatic statement last week that “the company's existence is dependent” on the fast implementation of its latest restructuring plan. The board was due to convene for an extraordinary meeting on Nov. 18 for final approval of the plan.
