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.
Qatar Airways plans to increase its order for Airbus A380s, according to statements made by CEO Akbar al-Baker. “We have five A380s on order, and imminently we will order another large number of the same aircraft,” al-Baker told the Bloomberg news agency in Budapest. The Qatar Airways CEO was in Hungary for the opening of the carrier's new route from Doha to the country’s capital.
German regional carrier Eurowings yesterday resolved a long-standing dispute with its pilots. All pilots agreed to reduce their work to 80% with a corresponding reduction in pay. In return, the airline will not lay off any crews.
Tunis Airport was closed on Friday, after Tunisia’s military took control of the field and President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali left the country. Several flights destined for Tunis had to be diverted to other destinations, and the closure kept in the country thousands of tourists who were about to leave as the situation became worse.
