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.
TAP Portugal has been contacted by three financial investors willing to buy stakes in the state-owned carrier, according to CEO Fernando Pinto. The airline is one of the state assets that is likely to be disposed of by the government as Portugal tries to stabilize its financial situation. Pinto says TAP’s economic performance is better than expected, but he does not disclose details other than adding that the company is ahead of its internal cost-reduction targets and demand is also higher then forecast.
As the dust settles from the air traffic disruptions in Europe caused by Eyjafjallajokull’s eruption, European authorities are moving to expedite air traffic reform, overhaul cooperation and set new certification standards to avoid repeating last month’s chaos. For airlines, the focus is on relieving the immediate financial pain of more than a week of disrupted operations, beginning April 14.
