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 Danish pilots union has approved a new collective bargaining agreement with SAS, clearing one of the last hurdles for the implementation of the carrier’s 4Excellence NG restructuring program.
The upper house of the German parliament has voted to abolish the country’s air passenger duty. The move was initiated by the state of Bavaria, where Lufthansa’s second-largest hub, Munich, is located. It was supported by the states of Hesse and Saxonia. Lufthansa’s main hub is in Frankfurt, Hesse.
Many anticipated that the Persian Gulf carriers would follow their initial investments in Europe's struggling airlines by picking up more shares. But a little more than a year after they entered the scene as stakeholders, the Middle East carriers are disappointed by the results to date.
