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 reduced price of fuel could be a threat to parts of the order backlogs of both Airbus and Boeing, although analysts differ on how deep the impact will be.
“The lower price of jet fuel and the full impact of the completed savings program are supporting the financial performance of Finnair in 2015,” the airline said in a statement on Feb. 11.
The CEOs want the Obama administration to begin government-to-government negotiations with Qatar and the UAE to examine alleged subsidies and overcapacity on routes between the U.S. and those countries.
