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.
Europe's maintenance, repair and overhaul sector is facing tough market conditions and long-standing structural disadvantages over competitors with lower costs, but that does not seem to stimulate any fundamental change to the shape and size of the industry.
Air Baltic stresses it will continue operations even though a Latvian court rejected its plan for protection from creditors on Friday. The airline accuses the Latvian government of pursuing secret plans to set up a competing carrier while trying to seal the fate of Air Baltic. The developments are the latest turn in a power struggle that has stretched over several months. The fight involves Air Baltic’s two major shareholders, the government (52%) and Baltic Aviation Systems (BAS), which is in turn partly owned by the airline’s CEO, Berthold Flick.
Airbus is close to acquiring a 51% stake in PFW Aerospace, a German supplier that is facing increasing financial difficulties due to delays in two major aircraft programs in which it participates—the A350XWB and the Boeing 787. According to Airbus, the decision was made to ensure a continued supply of parts for Airbus programs and avoid an imminent liquidity crisis. The company is a specialized producer of aircraft parts, such as pipes and tanks. It was owned by Airbus until 2001, when it was sold to private equity investor Safeguard International.
