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.
Air France cabin crew threatened to stage a four-day strike starting on Thursday to push through improvements in pay and work rules. Chairman and CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta is understood to have met union officials on Tuesday in an effort to find a last-minute resolution. There were no official results of the meeting available late yesterday. Negotiations have been ongoing for several months and two unions in September announced a two day walk-out for late October that has now been increased to four days. [email protected]
EADS formally won approval for its new simplified management structure yesterday. An extraordinary shareholder meeting waved through the changes by a large majority, but shareholder groups expressed significant concerns over insider trading allegations, some of them even demanded the resignation of previous Co-Chairman Arnaud Lagardere as a director.
BMI is taking its time in developing a transatlantic network from London Heathrow, said CEO Nigel Turner. "We don't want to be part of a bloodbath," Turner told The DAILY at the Star Alliance event in Cairo. "Just because we don't jump in, that doesn't mean we don't do it at all."
