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.
To say that European airlines in general will be more successful and profitable in 2004 than in 2003 is the easy part of looking ahead at the next 12 months. Traffic in some key areas is rebounding and cost-cutting European majors can improve financial results on their own. On the other hand, pressure on yields will continue to hurt the majors, as low-fare carriers continue to gain market share.
AvCraft Aviation plans to restart production of the 328JET, and in the fourth quarter of 2004, the U.S. company will launch final assembly of semi-completed aircraft in Oberpfaffenhofen, CEO Ben Bartel said. The company is also offering eight completed 328 turboprops for sale. AvCraft will invest $100 million in the relaunch.
Switzerland wants to disclose if a certain airline appears on its Civil Aviation Authority's blacklist for safety breaches, Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger said yesterday. The agency will answer specific requests but won't publish the entire list. Currently, 21 aircraft are blocked from landing in Switzerland, among them planes operated by GIR Jet (Spain), Silk Way (Azerbaijan), Hemus Air (Bulgaria), JR Executive (Lebanon), Premium Air Shuttle (Nigeria) and Dniproavia (Ukraine).
