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.
Three European airline associations are calling for state aid in order to be able to cope with the financial consequences of the volcano eruption that left most of Europe’s airlines grounded for five days. The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) say they want the European Commission and European member states to “give a firm commitment to support airlines affected by the crisis caused by the volcanic ash dispersion.”
Germany’s airlines are resuming limited flight operations since the afternoon of April 19 after the country’s authorities granted several exemptions from the existing ban on all flights. Lufthansa was allowed to bring in 50 long-haul aircraft stranded abroad. The aircraft were supposed to take off for their flights back to Germany on Monday afternoon, landing in the evening at Frankfurt Airport and on Tuesday morning at Munich Airport.
Airbus named Stephane Ginoux the new CEO of Airbus Japan, replacing Glen Fukushima, who will become chairman of the Airbus subsidiary. Airbus has no firm orders on backlog from any of the Japanese airlines. Its market share in the country is at about 5%, compared to the more than 50% it enjoys globally.
