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.
SAirGroup has given itself two more weeks to make major strategic decisions on the future of the aviation group as it prepares to announce large losses for the year. Observers expect the company to report plans for the sale of some of its non-airline subsidiaries and potentially some of its airline shareholdings on Apr. 2, the day the group releases its financial results for the year 2000. Those results are expected to show deep losses due largely to the group's highly unprofitable subsidiaries in Belgium, France and Germany.
German engine manufacturer Motorenund Turbinen-Union (MTU) Aero Engines is seeking government aid for funding its workshare in the General Electric/Pratt&Whitney Engine Alliance GP7000 program for the Airbus A380.
Several European airlines are battening down the hatches as they face increased pay demands from pilots and the fallout of a possible economic slowdown in the U.S.
