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.
Airbus CEO Thomas Enders no longer rules out a delay in A380 deliveries. “I cannot answer that here and today,” he said in an interview with German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung. The schedule is currently being re-evaluated, by there are no results available yet, he said. “We have underestimated complexity in development and production,” Enders admitted nevertheless.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Issa al-Jaber no longer wants to invest EUR150 million in money-losing Austrian Airlines. Al-Jaber lawyers told the company in a letter over the weekend that he no longer feels obliged to participate in a planned capital increase. He criticized Austrian CEO Alfred Oetsch for having given him misleasing information about the airline’s true financial situation.
Lufthansa’s announced plan to take a majority stake in BMI next year presages a fundamental change for the British airline industry. How exactly the reshuffling will play out is not quite clear yet, as Lufthansa has made no comments about its plans for BMI. It’s a toss-up as to whether British Airways (BA) or Virgin Atlantic will be the big winner or big loser.
