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.
Swiss International Air Lines is facing continued cost-cutting pressure from its new shareholder, Lufthansa. Lufthansa's Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber confirmed in an interview with a Swiss newspaper that the takeover contract between the companies includes an exit clause. But, "I'm convinced that we will not [exercise] this option," he says.
Tension is mounting between the European Commission and the management of European airlines about the direction Brussels is taking in regulating the sector. Airline representatives are concerned they are being saddled with billions of euros in additional yearly operating costs as they grapple with intense competition and high fuel costs.
Airbus is becoming more confident about a possible negotiated solution in the ongoing U.S.-European Union trade dispute over aircraft subsidies, said CEO Gustav Humbert. Airbus last week launched the A350 (DAILY, Oct. 7) but said that for the time being it does not plan to take advantage of the launch aid approved by the European Airbus states France, Germany, the U.K. and Spain.
