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.
The third annual European Business Aviation Assn. Conference & Exhibition (EBACE) opens this week in Geneva. Organized in collaboration with the Washington-based National Business Aviation Assn., the event will highlight continued executive aviation growth in Europe, the stimulus being provided by security and health concerns, and other business aviation issues. At least 33 aircraft will also be on display.
Emirates, which yesterday posted a $286 million net profit on revenue of $2.8 billion in its Fiscal Year 2003, confirmed it plans to announce large orders for a variety of long-haul aircraft at the Paris Air Show next month.
SAS is allowing its passengers to make use of some functions of their cell phones inflight, provided the devices are in the "flight-safe mode," a feature on some of the latest phones. While using the mode, passengers can write (but not send) e-mails, play games or listen to music -- essentially use all the functions of the phone except making phone calls. -JF
