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 has closed an extensive review of the transatlantic joint venture between Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines with no major concessions, although Lufthansa and United have to give up an unspecified number of slot pairs in New York and Frankfurt to allow competitors to enter the route should they wish. While the exact number of slots remained undisclosed, industry sources say Lufthansa has agreed to surrender one slot pair at Frankfurt Airport.
U.K. regional airline Flybe is making further structural changes to fund its financial turn-around by selling its entire slot portfolio at London Gatwick Airport and deferring about half of its outstanding order for Embraer 175s. Flybe has been trying to find a market niche combining aspects of regional operations with a low-fare business model, but has found it tougher than expected to gain traction.
