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 European Aviation Safety Agency last week issued the type certificate for the Eclipse 500 very light jet. The aircraft is certified for private flights and an additional approval process for commercial operations is still ongoing. The aircraft can now be registered in all European Union countries plus Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway.
TAP Portugal expects its fuel bill to rise by EUR250 million (US$312 million) to beyond EUR700 million this year, CEO Fernando Pinto said in an interview. But the carrier also anticipates a big relief in 2009, when it has budgeted less than EUR500 million for fuel as prices have fallen sharply in the past three months. Pinto believes that TAP will still post a loss in 2009, albeit smaller than this year’s. In the first eight months, the airline lost about EUR133 million.
Fixing the A380 airliner and A400M military airlifter have been top priorities for EADS managers all year. They will have that ignominious distinction again next year, as the European aerospace giant has failed to remedy the problem-plagued projects. What’s more, strife that had been quieted over the internal management of the company is again breaking out. French and German stakeholders are resisting reform and acquisition efforts EADS managers deem vital for the long-term growth of the company.
