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 Commission curtailed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flying into Europe, part of a recent flurry of movement within the European Union's black list of unsafe carriers. Airlines are put on the black list because of serious safety deficiencies. PIA is allowed to use only its six Boeing 777s for its European services, the EC said on Monday without disclosing further details of its decision.
London Heathrow transatlantic business-class yields could fall in double digits if the preliminary U.S./European Union open-skies deal (DAILY, March 5) is ratified, says one industry watcher. With the current Bermuda II agreement replaced, JP Morgan airline analyst Chris Avery expects both Continental and Delta to start serving Heathrow from their respective New York hubs, and he sees incumbents British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American and United responding accordingly.
Airbus plans to cut around 10,000 jobs in the next four years and will sell up to six of its plants as part of the Power 8 restructuring plan announced yesterday. Power 8 aims to cut costs by EUR2.1 billion annually from 2010 onwards and improve cash flow in the 2006-2010 period by EUR5 billion, part of an overall package aimed at transforming Airbus into an integrated company.
