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.
Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is considering an investment in Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline. Industry sources tell The DAILY that the company’s senior management has been intensively studying the idea for several weeks; no decision has been made.
EADS is merging Airbus and the Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) into a single, larger entity. The decision was approved by the EADS board of directors last Friday, but was only made public Dec. 16 following meetings with unions. The move is intended to help resolve production and responsibility issues with the Airbus A400M military transport, which is now much delayed, costing EADS billions of euros in extra expenses. MTAD-CEO Carlos Suarez will head the new Airbus Military division and report to Airbus CEO Thomas Enders.
