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.
German charter, wet-lease and scheduled operator Germania fired six pilots who wanted to set up an internal commission representing the interests of employees vis-à-vis management. The pilots received letters informing them of their immediate layoffs on the day the elections were due. Pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) says the move is unprecedented and illegal and called its members to strongly oppose it. "We are prepared to go on strike," one official says.
Lufthansa and its pilots are now likely to try to resolve their long-standing dispute with the help of a mediator. Industry sources tell The DAILY that pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is close to accepting a proposal made by the airline. The union leadership was in meetings all day on Wednesday discussing the latest developments, but was expected to come out with an official statement during the course of the evening.
FRANKFURT and LONDON — EADS plans to decide whether it will bid for the U.S. Air Force’s tanker within the next two weeks, Airbus CEO Thomas Enders told Aviation Week. But at this stage, Enders is “still skeptical” if EADS should go ahead with a bid.
