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.
Finding a way to finance new aircraft is turning out to be one of the biggest hurdles for airlines to placing new orders, Embraer Executive VP-Airline Markets Fred Curado said at the European Regions Airline Association's general assembly. Capital markets are turning out to be "too conservative" when it comes to financing aircraft acquisitions, Curado complained. Consequently, he does not foresee a big market upturn in the immediate future in the regional arena.
ATR expects to place around 60 used ATR turboprops this year in what would be a significant increase over 2003, citing concerns about rising fuel costs as a critical factor. Used turboprops are becoming more prominent in light of high fuel prices, said ATR Senior VP-Commercial John Moore, because the aircraft burn 40% less fuel than comparably sized aircraft.
