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.
Lufthansa Technik believes it will not be able to achieve this year what it reached last year — increasing revenues and profits. The MRO provider’s CEO August Wilhelm Henningsen says it will be difficult to repeat that performance given that airlines are cutting back on capacity and pushing for the lowest possible prices for MRO services. “The airlines are handing on the pressure,” Henningsen points out. Against a shrinking market, Lufthansa Technik managed to increase revenues by 6% to €4 billion ($5.4 billion) in 2009.
Pilots at German regional carrier Eurowings have voted in favor of an indefinite strike. The union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) March 18 said that more than 99% of its members support industrial action. The union did not say when exactly a strike was planned. Eurowings is facing a massive surplus of pilots following Lufthansa’s decision to cut all 50-seat regional jets. Eurowings is a 49% affiliate of Lufthansa and operates all of its services as a regional feeder for the group.
Air Berlin is cutting back significantly on its 2007 order for 25 Boeing 787s. The airline is reducing the commitment to 15 aircraft on firm order plus five options. The first 787 will be delivered in November 2015, four years later than planned as Boeing has encountered program delays and rearranged delivery schedules.
