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.
BMI has reached an agreement in principle with an unidentified U.K.-based investor over the sale of low-fare division, bmibaby. The airline says that it expects the deal, which is not exclusive yet, to close in the first quarter.
The value of the Middle East MRO market will more than double in the next 10 years, the latest forecast by the ICF SH&E consultancy suggests. VP David Stewart told attendees at Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East Conference in Dubai that the market will grow from $3.0 billion annually in 2012 to $6.8 billion in 2021. That is equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%
A European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) mandate that Airbus A380 operators inspect and potentially fix L-shaped wing rib-feet so far has had only a minor impact on operations at Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines found cracks on the small wing component on all six aircraft inspected. Five have been returned to service already and a sixth to be back in operations tomorrow. No major service disruptions resulted, although some A380 flights were downgauged to Boeing 777-300ERs while the Airbus aircraft was being fixed.
