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.
SAS has been one of the world's best-known airline brands for decades, but if the carrier does not succeed in a quick turnaround, it could soon be gone forever. CEO Rickard Gustafson pointed out in a dramatic statement last week that “the company's existence is dependent” on the fast implementation of its latest restructuring plan. The board was due to convene for an extraordinary meeting on Nov. 18 for final approval of the plan.
Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Jen DiMascio (Washington), Madhu Unnikrishnan (Washington)
It has been obvious since a number of countries threatened serious retaliation against Europe's Emissions Trading System (ETS) that the European Commission would have to find a way to back away from its plans in their current form with the least embarrassment. The shelving of parts of the contentious European Union ETS creates an opportunity to settle the dispute. But it is far from certain that a global scheme will be created.
Airbus has lost another customer for its A350-800, with Qatar Airways’ decision to revise its order for 20 of the type to larger variants. With this revision, Qatar now holds an order for 60 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s. Qatar’s move shrinks the -800 the firm order backlog to 92 commitments. The version shares a similar fate as the -1000, which has so far received only 88 orders. Interest in the -1000 has suffered from a late redesign and a two-year delay in entry-into-service. The A350-900 backlog, however, totals 382 orders.
