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 deal has been in the making for more than a year, and now—after this lengthy process—the Lufthansa board of directors has finally approved what is a pretty dramatic breakthrough for the carrier’s modus operandi: The group is setting up a subsidiary for European direct services, operating a fleet of around 90 aircraft. The unit will be headquartered at Cologne/Bonn Airport in Germany.
