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.
Iberia is setting up a new subsidiary for short- and medium-haul routes. The airline, Iberia Express, will be based in Madrid and is aimed at turning the money-losing short-haul business back to profitability. The move was approved by the board of Iberia’s parent International Airlines Group (IAG) at a meeting on Thursday.
The fight between Europe and the U.S. over aircraft hushkits a decade ago is one of the epic battles in aviation regulation, but it may pale in comparison to what is about to unfold over European Union plans to include non-EU carriers in its emissions trading system.
Air Baltic’s CEO Bertold Flick announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down as CEO of the Latvian airline. The move was long expected and is part of an agreement by the two major shareholders to increase the airline’s capital by more than €150 million ($199.7 million). Under the deal, the previous shareholder agreement will be terminated with majority control of the airline management reverted to the Latvian government from minority shareholder Baltic Aviation Systems (BAS).
