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.
A Ryanair order for additional Boeing 737s is “highly unlikely to happen,” according to the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary. The carrier and the manufacturer have been negotiating the order for up to 200 aircraft for months without reaching an agreement. O’Leary said Boeing still has until Dec. 17 to come up with a proposal acceptable to the airline. Ryanair’s next board meeting is scheduled on that day.
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) plans to sell a stake in London Gatwick Airport next year. The consortium acquired the facility this year and officially took control of it on Thursday. GIP is an investment group made up of Credit Suisse and General Electric. It also sold a 25% stake of London City Airport shortly after having bought it. That stake was picked by a private equity firm.
Jens Flottau (Barcelona, Spain), Robert Wall (Barcelona, Spain)
Spanish low-fare airline Vueling is in the middle of a strategic review to determine its evolution. The review is far-reaching, exploring “any mode of growth” in the next years in an effort to regain momentum and become established as one of the big players in the low-fare airline sector.
