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.
Finnair plans to outsource all or part of its narrowbody flying to a new affiliate company. The airline said yesterday it is in talks with possible partners for a joint venture that, it hopes, would be able to operate European services at much lower costs. A partner is expected to be selected by the middle of this year, and the new airline should be flying in the first half of 2013, according to CEO Mika Vehvilainen
Etihad Airways turned a net profit for the first time in its eight year history, reporting 2011 net earnings of $14 million and an operating profit of $137 million on a strong increase in sales.
Airbus CEO Thomas Enders says he will develop Toulouse as the new operational headquarters of EADS after he becomes CEO of the group in June. Enders told executives at an internal meeting in Madrid that 200-300 headquarters staff from Munich and Paris will have to move to Toulouse. Enders also plans to work from Toulouse.
