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-KLM plans to help restart financially struggling Air Ivoire and could even take a minority stake in the airline. The national carrier of the Ivory Coast has been grounded for several months as a result of its poor financial condition. It served mainly regional destinations and operated one long-haul flight to Paris.
The drumbeat of opposition to the European emissions trading system (ETS) grows louder as the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is throwing its support behind the U.S. Congress’s plan to prohibit U.S. airlines from participating in the cap-and-trade system. At the same time, European carriers, worried about getting in the middle, are urging European Commission officials to address the growing controversy with U.S. authorities.
Air France-KLM’s board of directors plans to meet Tuesday to discuss major orders for about 100 long-haul aircraft, although it is unclear if a decision will be made and when it will be announced. The group is evaluating the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787. CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon has indicated that Air France-KLM will likely split the order between the two manufacturers, much like American Airlines has done in the case of its 460-aircraft order for A320s and Boeing 737s.
