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.
Turkish Airlines is no longer facing the prospect of a strike after it agreed to boost employee wages by 10%. The agreement was reached with the civil aviation union and mediated by Turkey's Labor Minister Orat Basesgioglu. Turkish Airlines' shares rose by more than 5%, as investors had been concerned a deal could have been even more expensive. [email protected]
Thomas Enders yesterday took over as the new CEO of Airbus, implementing a recent decision to streamline EADS' senior management structure (DAILY, July 17). Enders will run Airbus and report to EADS CEO Louis Gallois. Fabrice Bregier remains the chief operating officer of Airbus, while Ruediger Grube is now the single EADS chairman. Arnaud Lagardere resigned from his post for the double structure to be abandoned.
Scandinavian Airlines plans to make a decision on its future long-haul strategy within the next year, Deputy CEO John Dueholm told reporters in Stockholm Friday.
