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.
New airline business models and new aircraft technology are likely to force Europe's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry to retool its strategies and to invest in new skills and product offerings. That's the message that came across loud and clear at Aviation Week's MRO Europe 2006 in Amsterdam.
Germanwings is looking at more destinations in Eastern Europe to continue its aggressive expansion plans. The German low-fare airline would like to start services to Sofia, Bulgaria, and Bucharest, Romania, Managing Director Thomas Winkelmann said this week. The route launches, however, still hinge on government approvals, he cautioned.
Growth in international air traffic is slowing, according to new data released by IATA, but the group reiterated its prediction of a $1.7 billion full-year loss for the industry. International traffic in September increased 4.7%, significantly lower than the 5.9% average growth for the first eight months of the year. The trend of slower traffic growth began in May and is "starting to weaken the strong revenue environment, but efficiency gains and careful capacity management continue," said CEO Giovanni Bisignani.
