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.
Jazeera Airways recently unveiled ambitious growth plans. The Kuwait-based airline's CEO, Marwan Boodai, said in an interview that the airline could well operate up to 100 aircraft in 2020. The carrier started flying in late 2005 and now has a fleet of five Airbus A320s. Jazeera plans to launch an initial public offering before the end of the year to fund expansion. [email protected]
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is sticking to ambitious growth plans despite last week’s decision to abandon its takeover bid for Auckland airport in New Zealand. The aerospace investor was forced to withdraw its proposal after communities owning 23% of the airport said they were unwilling to sell, and Air New Zealand started a judicial review of the landing charges which opened an opportunity for DAE to pull out.
Having shed its convoluted management structure, EADS must now demonstrate it really can operate like a smoothly running company. Early indications are that’s not going to happen.
