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.
British Airways yesterday launched an investigation into last week's wildcat strike and who was responsible, after CEO Rod Eddington told employees that the event was a "a body blow that defies belief."
Finnair this week reported second-quarter profits of EUR26.4 million (US$33 million) -- results that far exceeded analyst expectations, as the airline benefited from demand and significantly higher fares. "The positive trend is even exceeding our expectations," CEO Keijo Suila said in a statement. He predicted that full-year 2005 will also be much better and that Finnair will be "clearly in profit."
As the investigation into the crash of a Helios Airways' aircraft (DAILY, Aug. 16) intensified, one former engineer revealed that rapid cabin decompression -- suspected as a factor in the accident -- had occurred on the Boeing 737-800 previously. A former Helios Airways chief engineer, Kyriakos Pilavakis, told Cypriot television that the aircraft experienced rapid cabin decompression on Dec. 18, 2004, and was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Larnaca. It is unclear, however, whether the incident can be linked to last week's crash.
