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.
Aeroflot posted much-improved results in the first half of 2006, as net profit grew from $76 million to $138 million in the period and sales were up 16% to $1.3 billion. The company said it benefited from higher passenger numbers, the fuel surcharge and a more favorable ruble/dollar exchange rate. Aeroflot plans a large order for new widebody jets and appears to have made an internal decision, but the deal has been held up by the Russian government because of ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. -JF
EADS Co-CEO Louis Gallois is taking over the running of Airbus after irreconcilable differences emerged between Christian Streiff, who ran the aircraft maker the past three months, and EADS executives.
By year-end, Airbus plans to unveil the most controversial aspects of its effort to become more competitive by streamlining its extended industrial structure. But German political leaders are already warning the company not to jeopardize that country's stake. Airbus CEO Christian Streiff says part of the aircraft maker's overhaul will involve tackling the "taboos" that have existed. One of them is the industrial alignment, with manufacturing split throughout the four main Airbus countries, France, Germany, the U.K. and Spain.
