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.
British Airways cabin crew represented by the Unite union have voted to strike by a large majority. A total of 83% of those participating in the vote were in favor of walking off their jobs. “This vote shows that cabin crew remain determined to win justice,“ Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey said. “We urge BA’s boardroom to see this as a clear message that they must think again about how to regain the trust and confidence of a significant part of their cabin crew operation.“
Facing declining budgets in its home markets, EADS is once again overhauling its defense and security activities to find a more sustainable business model. Now called Cassidian, the defense and security unit has undergone several iterations, in part because its early financial performance was lagging. Although several years of efforts managed to reverse that trend, concerns are rising that bleak spending plans from the German and French defense ministries could have a negative impact.
