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.
Andre Dose left as CEO of Gulf Air less than four months after he started in his new job in early April. Dose was hired following an extensive search to replace James Hogan, who resigned last year to join Etihad Airways as its new CEO. According to industry sources, Dose left after clashes with Chairman Mahmood Kooheji about the ongoing restructuring and what he appears to claim as ongoing interference in daily operations.
The board of Aeroflot yesterday approved the acquisition of 22 Airbus A350s and 22 Boeing 787s to renew the airline's long-haul fleet. Both purchase decisions were subjects of intense negotiations and political maneuvering for months, and the even split shows that the decision has also been influenced by politics. -JF
Air France-KLM said in a statement last week that it “confirms its intention to take an active part in the consolidation process in the air transport industry.” The statement goes on to say that “Iberia is an important player in air transport” and, “taken in the perspective of much-needed consolidation for the efficiency and profitability of the air transport sector, it is therefore quite normal for it to be examined amongst others.”
