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 France will have to cut 5,120 jobs by the end of 2013 if the carrier cannot negotiate new labor contracts, CEO Alexandre de Juniac has told the airline’s central works council. The measures are part of the carrier’s Transform 2015 restructuring plan, which intends to reduce net debt by €2 billion ($2.5 billion) and return the company to profitability. Air France also wants to improve its “economic efficiency” by 20% by the end of 2014.
Bombardier Aerospace expects turboprops to account for a larger part of the regional aircraft market in the next 20 years. The manufacturer’s latest 20-year forecast, which was released yesterday, assumes the share of turboprop deliveries during the period will rise to 48% from the current 45%, says Mairead Lavery, VP-strategy, business development and structured finance. The forecast does not expect new entrants in the turboprop market, which is currently split between Bombardier and ATR.
