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.
As if volatile oil prices, a European recession and an aggressive low-cost airline rival were not enough to deal with, EasyJet management's main threat appears to come from its inability to resolve a long-running dispute with one its founder—and one of its main shareholders—Stelios Haji-Ioannou. The two sides have sparred over a host of issues—from the composition of the board of directors to fleet plans—and in the latest twist, EasyJet suggests Haji-Ioannou may be threatening to set up a rival airline.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines is embarking on a new strategy that will build on the deep cuts already made to its cost structure and move the airline even further away from the traditional hub-and-spoke legacy business model.
Airbus has closed a deal to purchase Danish aircraft parts supplier Satair. Airbus controls 96.7% of Satair’s shares and paid DKK580 ($106) per share in its cash offer. “The acquisition of Satair will help Airbus to strengthen its service business, which is a key element of the EADS Vision 2020. Consistent with this strategy, this acquisition facilitates the growth of Airbus’s Material Management division and is an opportunity to develop new services through the combined entity in both the civil and governmental markets,“ Airbus said.
